In the United States, the creation of an all-volunteer, professionalized army has led to a virtual separation between the political class which promotes and approves wars and the mostly poor white, Afro-American, and Hispanic men and women who fight them. Mandatory military service is one of most powerful means of nationalizing people, of producing an important, shared experience among members of different classes, social backgrounds, and regions.
Rebuttal- Argument that Voluntary military desensitize the political class and this country from war
Voluntary Military creates slanted selection pressures which makes the military far less diverse than a conscripted military. The political