SSS Director Brodsky: Health Care DRAFT "moved to front burner

[Dems Will Win]

because of recent signals from the Pentagon and conversations with military leaders."

This is from July. Women would be drafted too.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4172.htm

Pentagon plans draft of medics

Selective Service wants doctors, nurses ready in event of worst-case crisis

MARK LIBBON

Newhouse News Service

07/21/03: (Charlotte Observer) WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is firming up a plan to draft thousands of doctors, nurses and other health-care specialists in the event of a worst-case crisis.

The Selective Service System is dusting off its plan for a "health care personnel delivery system," which has been on the shelf since Congress authorized it in 1987 to cope with military casualties from a large-scale biological or chemical attack.

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The president would issue a proclamation ordering an estimated 3.5 million health-care workers to register for a draft within 13 days. Congress would quickly enact legislation authorizing the draft for health-care workers 20 to 44. For the first time, a draft would include women.

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For example, if 300 orthopedic surgeons were required, Selective Service would choose birthdays in a random lottery and order those dates from 1 to 365. Notices would go out to the surgeons, starting with the first birthday drawn, until 300 had been called.

The Pentagon expects that within several months of the crisis, Selective Service could deliver surgeons, nurses, dentists, X-ray technicians, etc. -- up to an estimated 80,000 in all -- through the Military Entrance Processing Command.

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Brodsky said the plan has moved to the front burner because of recent signals from the Pentagon and conversations with military leaders.

[rfranklin]

1. They're cooking up another something to top 9/11...

Maybe tens of thousands dead this time.

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2. Why not just hire them from India for 10 cents on the dollar?

Plus, they're closer, so transport will cost less.

Plus, their coffins won't be flown back to the US.

[Postman]

3. oooh hoo hoo hoo .......what a kick to the groin.....good comment

nt