Is this the Draft by another name?

I remember signing my contract for military service many MANY years ago.

One of my favorite lines that could be found in several places on said contract was the 'Needs of the service' clause.

I was guaranteed the military service school of my choice, but my final MOS could be changed based on the needs of the service.

I was signing for a term of 4 years in the regular army, which could be extended based on the needs of the service.

I was promised my first duty posting in Germany subject to (you guessed it) the needs of the service.


A person gives up a lot of rights and privileges that civilians take for granted in order to be paid sub-minimum wage, be on duty all hours of the day and night, to be sent off to foreign lands at a moments notice and to be looked down upon by the common citizen.

We did it and many more young people sign up every day for this because of a sense of duty or honor ... or just for a different kind of job at the 'sharp end'.

In doing this, they place themselves at the NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.

"Claiming we will introduce the 'Draft' is pure Democrat propaganda. We have always liked 'Compulsory Patriotism'." D.R.