Alternatives to military service are American as Apple Pie and as old as this Republic. From 1942 till 1973 there was a draft in the United States thirty one years of summoned service alternative included. Objectors to the military dutifully performed alternative service during this period. Sad to say grades mattered and family wealth as well as religion mattered during this period. No intelligent society sends its most educated or best and brightest to the front a very few of them perform service in the rear areas usually well secured. Family religion and wealth can be manipulated to secure deferments from service through unmeritorious college enrollment. Objectivity of grading was a matter of life and death to many some sought to pull strings teacher associations are and were needed to ensure objective standards for academic performance. Those that placed well on military intelligent tests secured the best positions in the armed forces. The Army in case you do not know incurs the most causalities and has the lowest intelligence or if you would educational standards of the services. This sad fact was depicted in schools in films such as the lottery in which children draw straws and the loser is killed by the so called winners this was shown in my public elementary school during the draft years a stark reminder of the cruelty. The borders of the United States can be secured from air and sea invasion it is the enemy within that is bringing current security problems to the United States. Those most endangered by a draft which was defeated politically should be aware of their rights it is after all as most college educated persons know a dotted line.