tuvw444
09-30-2010, 12:47 PM
And he points out, the military recruits where the recruits are.The state of Alabama, with a population of less than 5 million, has 10 Army ROTC host programs. The Los Angeles metro area, population over 12 million, has four host ROTC programs. And the Chicago metro area, population 9 million, has 3.Gates is certainly not calling for a return of the draft, he was quite clear in his speech that the all-volunteer force is the best educated, best trained and most effective military the country has ever had. But he did point out to the students at the elite university at which he spoke, there is a danger. tn requin (http://www.tnrequinsfr.com)...there is a risk over time of developing a cadre of military leaders that politically, culturally, and geographically have less and less in common with the people they have sworn to defend.This is not a new concern, Tom Ricks of The Best Defense, wrote about it in the 1990's. But to have a Defense Secretary baldly ask privileged students at an elite university is