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11/01/2021
■Class discussion: Why does Israel draft the vast majority of its young people into its military? Why does the United States’ military now only take volunteers? Does sharing the experience of military service create stronger social bonds? Are Israelis more actually more unified than Americans, who have very, very few citizens who serve? Do professional soldiers serving many years perform better than “citizen-soldiers” who only serve a couple years? When the United States had a military draft, who was most likely to be conscripted? Who was most likely to avoid military service?
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