By Aaron Mehta, Defense News: “The Pentagon is scheduled to deliver its new acquisition structure to Congress on Tuesday, a major step toward redesigning how the building researches and procures equipment.”
By James Durso, RealClearDefense: “Recently a proposal was made to bring back the draft in place of the all-volunteer force America has relied on since 1973. The advocates of a draft feel the volunteer force is too expensive, the military and civilian populations are no longer connected, and the country lacks a sense of “shared sacrifice” when only a small proportion of the populations is in uniform."