| It was of no small importance either that the draftees whose service term was over were timely replaced with new reinforcements. |
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| The recruits they train are all volunteers who, unlike draftees dragged kicking and screaming into camp, willingly seek military service. |
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| The army always had lots of technical and administrative jobs for educated draftees. |
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| About half of the soldiers in our rifle platoons were draftees whom we had trained for about six weeks. |
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| I learned later that most GIs then were draftees who wanted to get out, not in. |
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| Men who were typically average Americans, draftees, called to defend the nation in time of war, manned the division. |
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| I don't believe we need a draft right now, even though I had great draftees as soldiers that I served with. |
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| An article recently stated that 40 percent of eligible draftees avoid service. |
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| In Vietnam, American forces consisted mainly of short-term draftees, who returned to civilian life after their tours of duty. |
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| Each year, potential draftees enter specialized training programs to prepare for the combine, college pro days, and other pre-draft workouts. |
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| Serving in the military reserve forces also exempted potential draftees from conscription. |
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| Furthermore, even volunteer recruits, many entering because of the draft, received the same low salaries as draftees. |
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| Experienced combatants expressed sorrow for the fledgling recruits, generally draftees, brought in to fill vacancies. |
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| They will be staffed by contract soldiers rather than by draftees, he said. |
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| At first, the military draftees used shields to separate the two camps and then the regular police took their place. |
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| The system of exemptions told draftees that their society did not value them, long before this was made patent on their return home when they were spat upon by the exempt. |
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| The Massachusetts draftees then resorted to the silent but effective nonviolent resistance of mass desertions, refusal to obey the hated officers, and going on sick call. |
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| In Hagel's day, the ranks were filled with draftees, many reluctant or resentful, many unsuited for the rigors of combat. |
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| The falling birth rate has prompted the Iranian military to increase the length of the tour of duty for draftees by three months. |
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| The traditional mode of battle in the Andes was a kind of siege warfare where large numbers of usually reluctant draftees were sent to overwhelm opponents. |
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| The two options currently are full military service, lasting 24 months, and a 'special service' for draftees who are deemed to be physically or mentally unfit. |
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