Not surprisingly, Army recruitment isn’t going so well these days, and generals warn that this may require us to consider a draft.

Army Reserve recruiting is in a “precipitous decline” that could provoke new debate over a draft if not slowed, the Reserve’s top general said Monday.

Some reservists are filing suit over attempts to extend their service without their permission, as the Army invokes “stop loss” orders that prevent soldiers from leaving even once their service is up.

The dirty little secret of military recruiters is that, regardless of the length of the initial active duty contract, everyone who joins the military incurs an eight-year obligation under Section 10145 of 10 USC. This fact is buried in the long enlistment contract and certainly not emphasized by recruiters, who are under heavy pressure to meet monthly quotas.

Because of this hidden provision, no one has yet been able to escape the stop loss by suing. But what kind of a military do we have, when they can’t even tell kids the truth about what they’re signing?
It certainly isn’t a truly volunteer military. It’s more of a back-door draft and something like slavery, slavery that puts people’s lives and bodies on the line. Fortunately, I don’t have kids. If you do, keep them away from the recruiters if you can.