Com 150 Final: Volunteer vs Drafted Military

Com 150 Final: Volunteer vs Drafted Military

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Volunteer Vs. Drafted Military
By: Wm. Michael Barber

Com/150
Dr. Lori Pash
Instructor
May 2, 2010



Volunteer vs. Drafted Military 1

Since the birth of our country the military has had a mainstay of volunteer and drafted

troops. This paper reviews historical aspects of a draft in the United States to discover the

differences between a volunteer versus a drafted military in the United States. To begin our

journey we need to explore when a drafted military first started.

In the American colonial period when forces were needed, they would ask every able

bodied male to form a militia, in their colony. These militias were organized to protect the

colony if a threat presented. At the time America began the Revolutionary War the army was

composed of enlisted volunteers. This type of military did not give General Washington,

enough soldiers to battle the British army. Militias at the time were poorly trained, barely

equipped, and in several cases their enlistments were finished in the most inopportune moments.

( Dtl. Military Report,2008, Department of Defense-Archives)


After George Washington was elected President, he sent legislation to Congress that

required all men to register for training, service, and assignment to a unit of the militia.

Congress refused to pass this bill. In subsequent administrations, Adams, Jefferson, and

Madison, legislation was purposed to Congress for passage. Again they refused




Volunteer vs. Drafted Military 2


In 1812 the British again invaded America. Congress authorized a volunteer army and tried

to entice more volunteers, by offering money and land, for 13...

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