Drafting Question

[HyeJinx1984]

I recently told my dad I was worried at the possibility of there being a draft and he tld me I probably don't have to worry about going if there is one. I asked him why, and he just laughed and said "You're the son of an Iranian citizen.. you think they're going to send you into the middle east to fight for U.S. when your father is a citizen of a county on the "terrorist harboring" list?". I guess he sorta has a point. The draft has always been by lottery, but if they pull my name and see my dad's from Iran, will they just put my name back in and pull someone elses? Anyone know if it works that way?

[Anonymouse]

They will probably come and take you by night, and no one will ever hear from you again.

[HyeJinx1984]

What if I start yelling in my made-up version of arabic to scare them off?

[jilbagh]

don't worry...the bush administration is conducting backdoor drafts, relax and enjoy the freedoms you have been blessed with

[HyeJinx1984]

Not to sound ignorant, but what exactly is a 'backdoor' draft and how does that exclude me?

[jilbagh]

military service men and women who are currently service are having their tour of duty extended and being transferred beyond their initial commitment term.

i.e. you sign up for a 6 year committment, your 6 years expire while you're serving overseas on active duty. They extend your duty, and sometimes will transfer you in order to keep more military personal activly listed and ready to rumble.
they also transfer national guard soldiers to serve with the other branches of the military.

it's sneaky, it's somewhat confusing, it's wrong...lets not mention if they have families living on base and their funds and benefits are being cut....its sad

[Anonymouse]

If you think Kerry won't bring back the draft, then you shouldn't be bothered with.

[HyeJinx1984]

The question is not will there or won't there be a draft. The question is are they weary of drafting people who's parents are from the middle east. I'm assuming they wouldn't draft people who's parents were from russia during the coldwar.

[Emil]

Why are you asking here? I don't think any of us are qualified to answer that question. I would think they would draft anybody they wanted. Doesn't matter what background you have. It would be funny if you called an Army recruiter and asked them "My dad is Iranian, will I still be drafted?"

[Inna]

The question is not will there or won't there be a draft. The question is are they weary of drafting people who's parents are from the middle east. I'm assuming they wouldn't draft people who's parents were from russia during the coldwar.

I would think that they would be more likely to draft someone from that region just because they would assume you can speak the language and become a translator for them....you just might be Numero Uno on their list..hehehe...j/k...I doubt you speak the lang