European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Edward Codon sunday a stars and stripes Magazine july 25, 1993 beyond the draft will the All Volunteer Force continue to be All it can be by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau the . Military of the past few years has been widely acknowledged As the Best a fighting Force in history. Whether it s steam rolling the iraqis patrolling third world trouble spots or helping out at Home in the Wake of natural disasters americans armed forces Are a highly trained and highly capable Extension of our National will. Yet As the military this month celebrates the 20th anniversary of the shift from a draft to an All Volunteer Force there Are signs that the services in general and the army in particular May be about to suffer the consequences of their own Success. The problem seems to be As chairman of the joint chiefs Gen. Colin Powell jokingly said not Long ago that Uncle Sam is running out of dragons to slay. With the United states having notched major victories in the persian Gulf War and in a broader sense the cold War the nation s Young people seem to think there Isnit much of a future in continued on Page 4
