[Sangetsu]

The draft belittles no one's service. If you feel so, I doubt you have really served. I served 6 years myself, and some of my senior NCO's were draftees from the Vietnam war who decided to make a career of the military. They were (and are) among the best people I have ever known.

You can be a pacifist and still serve. For every person that carries a rifle in the military, there are at least 10 others who support him in some way. In the military you can be anything from a doctor or a lawyer to a cook. Only a minority of soldiers actually see combat.

People have rights, but as I said previously, citizenship also comes with responsibilities. You can't assume to take all that citizenship offers without giving something back in return. Giving your life is a steep price, but many people have thought it well worth that price.