Draftees won World War II, but they understood that their enlistment would end when the war was over. In Vietnam, the troops were in a 12 month rotation, so you can hardly blame them for wanting to survive the year and go home. I wonder how that war would have gone if everyone shipped over there knew that they would be there until it was over?
Despite Pearl Harbor, even WWII needed draftees, no matter what you saw in the old war movies.
WW2 US Servicemen Profile (1941-1945) Volunteerism
VOLUNTEERS
6,332,000 volunteers
17,955,000 men examined for induction
6,420,000 rejected as unfit
11,535,000 drafted
SERVICE LENGTH
33 months average service
16.2 months served abroad
A draft by lottery would also help the country decide if a war is really necessary.
That was a long time ago when we needed the ground troops because thats
how we fought wars then. What about our sophisticated weapon systems
we have now from the air, sea. Send ground troops in for cleanup.