"Regarding Maj. Gen. Walter Stewart Jr.'s letter condemning the creation of the volunteer military (April 22): I served on active duty for more than 30 years, from the end of the Vietnam War to the beginning of the war on terrorism.
Although I wasn't sent to Vietnam, I led draftees and observed the myriad dysfunction that many of them brought into the ranks. Drug use and race problems were pervasive. Discipline was a constant challenge.
Later, after draft ended, I deployed to the Panama invasion and the Gulf War, and the contrast between the quality and performance of the troops I witnessed in the early 1970s and that of those in the late '80s and early '90s couldn't have been more stark. Milton Friedman and the Gates Commission were correct, and anyone who reads the official U.S. Army account of the Gulf War will likely come to the same conclusion. We should never return to the draft unless there is a need for mass mobilization."
Col. David L. Patton, USA (Ret.)
Lexington, Ky." [1]
There is no better way to destroy the remnants of the morale of Zelenskiy's army than the suggested by Lithuanian minister of war Kasčiūnas capture and forced sending to serve in the army of Ukrainians who have fled to the West. The second Vietnam is not far away.
1. The American Military Is Better Off Without the Draft. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 25 Apr 2024: A.14.
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