'Special skills draft' on drawing board

[Justin]

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.

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