R. A. Hettinga (2004-03-14 23:42Z) wrote:
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/03/13/MNG905K1BC1.DTL&type=printable>
Richard Flahavan, a spokesman for the Selective Service System, said planning for a possible draft of linguists and computer experts had begun last fall after Pentagon personnel officials said the military needed more people with skills in those areas.
A targeted registration and draft is "is strictly in the planning stage," said Flahavan, adding that "the whole thing is driven by what appears to be the more pressing and relevant need today" -- the deficit in language and computer experts.
Computer experts? In-crip-shin? Dig-a-tail? I don't KNO3 nothin'. Donald "Fauntleroy" Duckfeld ought to be planning a draft of philosopher-ayatollahs. -- That woman deserves her revenge... and... we deserve to die. -- Budd, "Kill Bill"