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Pentagon Recruits Volunteers To Fill Draft Boards

HeadlineNov 05, 2003

The Pentagon has quietly begun recruiting volunteers to serve on community draft boards in case a military draft is resumed. There are approximately 2,000 draft boards across the country but the boards have been largely left dormant for the past 30 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The Pentagon recently posted a message on the “Defend America” website seeking new volunteers.

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