Gentlemen, Ladies, I think we all sympathize with the military, and we of course want the Armed Forces to succeed. We each feel the tragedy when an Armed Forces pilot dies. But the entire point of the Armed Forces is to defend the civilian population, and it is entirely ridiculous to suggest making impromptu drafts possible, let alone making it our policy. And that is what this is. A suggestion that every military pilot should order untrained civilian pilots into combat. I rather think not. An orderly and organized draft at home, sure. But to take men from their workplace, from the organizations that support the Armed Forces and to force them into it? Rather shortsighted, I would say.
