"VA boss likes draft - till White House blows it off
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson gave qualified support yesterday to renewing the draft - a suggestion that rattled the White House.
"I think that our society would benefit from that, yes, sir," Nicholson said of replacing the all-volunteer force with a tough draft purged of the deferments that allowed many to avoid service in Vietnam.
"I think if we bring back the draft, there should be no loopholes for anybody who happens to be drafted," he said. "If it's a random system, it ought to be an honestly random system."
Nicholson's remarks came a day after President Bush said he was seeking new recruits to expand the Army and Marine Corps, and the secretary was quickly reined in by the White House. . ."
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