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Abolish the draft and build a volunteer Army, Nixon says
The piece argues draft boards are out of touch and the draft harms the nation. It notes high age of boards, low enlistment, and weak experience, urging a voluntary force with better pay and benefits and to curb conscription. It cites Nixon proposals, commissions, and political resistance.
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