OK, but it still is a volunteer army. They don't have to sign the paper if they don't want to.

Anyone who is released from a mental institution is supposedly cured enough to be in society, so they are fair game for recruitment in my opinion.

Recruit people at NASCAR races? Why not! Its a place where a recruiter might expect to find some willing patriotic young men! Bad taste in entertainment, maybe, but still patriotic!

As for the guy with a record, well he would not be in that predicament if he had not commited a crime. Its better to be offered that choice, than to just go straight to jail like you normally would.

Is it that bad that low scoring high school droputs are recruited? They have nowhere else to go, let them actually do something with thier life instead of becoming the trash in the ghettos and trailer parks.

Thats the problem with you liberals, you don't want a draft, yet you also don't want anyone to be recruited into the military. I'm sure if y'all had your way, we would have an incredibly weak ass military and like 70% taxes on the rich, and a free ride to any scumbag who doesn't feel like actually working to get ahead in life.