Imagine you are a high school senior who is about to turn 18 years old. There is a war going on, which in fact has just recently started. You are speaking with your parent(s) about the military draft. Right now the draft age is 21, but with the war just starting and manpower low, everyone is sure the draft age will be lowered to 18 - the age you're about to turn.
Prompt:
What are your thoughts about the possibility of being drafted into the military? Are you afraid? Worried? Happy? Will you enlist right away, or wait to be drafted? Are you anxious? Nervous? Hopeful? Do you feel proud to be able to serve your country and fulfill a patriotic duty, or not so much? Are you urgently awaiting your 18th birthday, or wishing it would never come?
I think the possibility of being drafted worries me and yet i am happy to be able to serve my country at the same time. I will wait to be drafted by the army, i am nervous and afraid to know i may die in the war adn may never see my family again. I am not egerly waiting to turn 18 because with turning 18 along comes more responsibilities of being a legal adult.
ReplyDeleteIf i were a high school senior who was 18 years old and I knew they were going to lowwer the draft age to 18 I would be scarred. I would be scarred because i would be thinking that i would die or get hurt in some way. I would wait to be drafted. I would be so anxious if i were waiting to be drafted because i wouldn't know when it would happen. Yes I do belive i would be very proud to serve my country although i would be scared. If i were 17 turning 18 i would be waiting eagerly for my birthday.
ReplyDeleteIf i had to get drafted to the war i would be very nervous and worried. I would not enlist i would wait to be drfated. If i turn 18 and i have the possablity of getting drafted i would be happy that i am old enough to get drafted and serve my counrty, however i would be very nervous and worried about fighting. I would not be awaiting my birthday anxiously because then i knew rigth when i turned 18 i could be drafted and i would just be very worried about fighting. Those are my thoughts on the war and drafting.
ReplyDeleteIf i were 17 going on 18 i would anxiously be waiting for my birthday. I would be worried that i would be drafted for the war because personly i dont want to go off to war and have the chance of dieing. I would wish my birthday would never come.
ReplyDeleteI would be afraid of being drafted into the war. I would be terrified that something bad would happen and that I would get severly hurt. I would wait till I absouletly needed to be drafted. I would defentily not enlist right away.I wouldbe proud to serve my country but I would wonder if I could do it in another form like not going to war but being a nurse that helps the wounded soliders. I would be wishing that I would never turn 18 so that I could not be drafted.
ReplyDeleteI would be worried about being drafted into the military but i would not wait to be drafted if I have to fight for my country then i would want to do it of my own free will and i would be scared of what would happen you could die get someoen killed or go mentally insane or get wounded but i would know that im trying to make things right back home and i would be anxious to get there so i could get back home and hopefull i would come back alive and healthy
ReplyDeleteIf i was being drafted into the military i would be happy because i can do good for my country. I would probably enlist before being drafted. I would also be very nervouse because i have the chance of dying in the war. I would be proud to serve my country.
ReplyDeleteI am nervous for possibly being dratfed into the war. I don't think I will enlist right away because I want to spend as much time with my family and friends as possible. I feel proud to serve my country but I am anxious about the actual war. I am wishing my 18th birthday would come after the war ends so thatway I won't have to say goodbye to my loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI think that the possibility of being drafted would scare me because I don't want to get injuried or even worse die. In addition, it would also make me very proud to serve my country. I think I would inlist instead of waiting to be drafted because I would want the war to be over faster and I would be filled with anger at the Japanese that I would want to get revenge. As I said before I would feel proud to be able to serve my country and fulfill patrotic duty. I would also urgently be awaiting my 18th birthday that way I could enlist faster and get revenge.
ReplyDeleteif i was being drafted i would be scared b*ecause i would probably get shot and killed which would be bad because i havent done so much in my life.
ReplyDeletei would be afraid and probably wait to be drafted. Although i would feel proud to be able to serve my country, but most likey i wouldnt want to enlist. i would think about how dangerous it would be and how my life wouldnt be the same. i would be wishing to never turn 18.
ReplyDeleteIf i was a highschool senior i would be very nervous. i would not want to enlist or join the war. i would not go if i had an option. even though it would be to help my country out i would be much more happy to help tyhem out from inside the U.S. working in a factory or helping them send weapons or supplies over. i would be so scared to get horribly injured or even worse, die.
ReplyDeleteIf i had the option to go into the war at 18 i would go. I would be very nervous up until my 18th birthday, i would live life to the fullest everyday, because once your in, there's no turning back. Those weeks or days would be the last days to spend with your family, friends, and get a home cooked meal. The reason i would go, is because i want to fight for our country, for everyone i love. Everyone matters, and if there's other people fighting and working extremely hard for us i would want to help them. Were all a country, and we should all work together. We all want freedom, and i would rather die in another country fighting because then my family would know i tried, and i was trying to help. To me that's a good way to die. Yes, i would be very scared. Who wouldn't be?
ReplyDeleteFrankly, it scares the hell out of me that I could be drafted into the this war. I have goals, dreams, and plans for the future. I wouldn't want to throw all of this away! Nonetheless, many of my peers are fuming and instinctively feel the need to fight. They believe they will go off to combat, defeat the Japanese, and be deemed as war heros. However, I know heroism comes with a great price. Immobilization. Death.
ReplyDeleteif the draft age might be lowered and i was ab about to be drafted i would be nervous, i don't think i would want to go to war it is a scarey thing and many people die. this could tear your family apart.
ReplyDeleteFor me I have already chose my path into the Military, so obviously I would go off to war. I would sign up at 18, although I wouldnt be a grunt on the ground, id be a pilot.
ReplyDeleteI would not want to be drafted in the war and be killed.I would not join right away I would wait to be drafted and would complete the bucket list because I would be shot down when I got over to the war. I want to make the most out of my life before I die. I would wish my birthday would never come. I would feel okay about dieing for my country though.
ReplyDeleteIf I were 17 years old and there was a possibliity that I could be drafted, I would be extremely nervous.I would want to be other things other than a soilder.I would want a family, job i love, and kids. I dont dream of becoming a soilder. I would definately wait to be drafted but when drafted I would try my best to bravely serve my country.I imagine that i would hope that I would never turn 18. I am extremely afraid of death and death is a big part of war.
ReplyDeleteIf I were turning 18 during the war I would be afraid because the war would be deadly and there is a high chance I would die. Before I got drafted I would do all the things I've always wanted to do because I'll probably die in the war. I'd probably be more and more worried every day because it was coming closer to my 18th birthday.
ReplyDeleteI am scared and i hope my parents will not think of the bad parts of war. I will not enlist right away but i will try to better understand what I will soon be surronded by, war. I am proud about being apart of helping and making sure my nation is safe but i am scared and not anxious for my birthday to come.
ReplyDeleteI would be so terrified if I knew I was about to be drafted! I have a life and a family! I don’t think I could just leave that all behind not knowing if I am going to come back. I would dread my 18th birthday. Instead of getting nice presents I would get the letter that would ruin my hopes! Although I would be scared, I would still train to the best of my ability! I would never slack off or be mad I’m there. I would be a good soldier even though I would be so nervous.
ReplyDeleteif i was 18 and the draft was in effect i would be happy to fight for my country but scared to leave my hoem and family,i would be worried of dieing in battle and also but concerned abotu whats happening to my family back home. i would sign up for the military though, so i would be fighting along side people that wanted to be there, not people who were focred in with no experence.
ReplyDeleteIf i were 17 years old and was about to trun 18 i would be very scared for the day that i trun 18 especially for the fact that the war is going on. i would be dreading the day of my 18th birthday. i would be afraid and worried because at any moment or at any time the can change the draft from 21 to 18 which means that i would have to go off to war. i would be nervous because i wouldnt wanna go to war and i would not enlist right away. i would take my time and let them draft me into the war.i would feel proud that i would be serving my country and saving lots of lifes but i would jsut be scared that i would live no longer then 18.i would be wishing that my 18th birthday would never come until the war was completely over.
ReplyDeleteIf i was turning 18 i would just enlist because it was deffinately going to be lowered anyways. i dont think i would be scared because i wouldnt really know the what war really is till i was in the middle of a battle. Also i know i would not be scared because if they had another draft sometime soon that starts with age 18 at the moments i dont really think i would care or be afraid. i would just go to the war. maybe even i would want to later on in my life without there even being a draft. Another thing that would maybe change my thoughts about enlisting are my family. If something happened to me they would be devistated maybe(probably not). And i would want there verification on if i can go even though i wouldnt need it. I would do that because if they were mad at me they wouldnt buy me the things i need. i do this already. i go along with what my parents say because if i dont i wont get the things i want or get to do the things i want
ReplyDeleteIf I were a boy, and turning 18 soon, and the draft was being lowered from 21 to 18... I would honestly be scared. I think i would be a nice deed to serve my country, but war would be the scariest thing in the world for me. I have plans for my future, and the war would really mess them up. Some people do want to go, but who truly wouldn't be the least bit scared that their life could be taken?
ReplyDeleteIf I were a high school that could possible be drafted into the war I would be nervous. I would not want to go into the war and would be scarred. War is never a good thing and I would wait the longest possible time until I get drafted. I wont be so happy to fill my patriotic duty but I will do it would pride. I really cant wait until my 18th birthday...
ReplyDeleteIf the draft was about to be lowered and I was almost 18, I would be very nervous. I would not like to be in the military because I would want to live until I am very old. If i was drafted into the military, I would still fight for my counrty because I do not want my counrty to get taken opver or lose a war. But I would probably get killed in the process, so it wouldnt be good. That is why I would be nervous if the draft was lowered to 18.
ReplyDeleteI think the possibility of being drafted worries me and yet i am happy to be able to serve my country at the same time. I will wait to be drafted by the army, i am nervous and afraid to know i may die in the war and may never see my family again. I am not egerly waiting to turn 18 because with turning 18 along comes more responsibilities of being a legal adult and taking part in the war.
ReplyDeleteIf i was 18 and there was a war currently going on i would defently be worried about the war, because my country would be at risk and you never know what can happen. i would defently inrole in the war and put my self out there because i would rather go to the war in my own will, because it is better then being forced into it. i am happy because i know it will be a makingmy family and country proud and i know it will benifit me in the long run.
ReplyDeleteIf the draft age was lowered to the age of 18 i would be nervous and a little scared at the same time. i would wait to be drafted so maybe i wouldent or the age will change back to 21. if i was drafted i would still be nervous because i can get hurt or die but i would also be happy ro serve my country in the war. i would have mixed emotions for my birthday because id br closer to getting drafted but also id be happy since im turning 19.
ReplyDeletei am happy to be joining the war b/c i am thinking about joining the armed forces in real life so i would enlist a little later but would still join
ReplyDeleteIf I was in this situation I would be worried for my 18th birthday to come. I think 18 would be too young to go over and fight in the war and possibly lose my life. Also I would be missing a bunch of teenage experiences like graduation and looking at college. I would consider going off to war when I was 21 but 18 is too young. I would want to help my country so I would probably work in a factory that makes war items or recycle whatever I could. I would be nervous if the draft came because then I would be forced to do something I’m not ready too.
ReplyDeletei would be nervous to go into the war because i could die. i would wait until they drafted me so there is a chance that i may not get drafted. if i got drafted i would be happy to serve my country but still understand how i can be seriously.
ReplyDeleteIf i was a high school boy going to turn 18 and about to be drafted into the military, i would be happy for some reasons and upset at others. i would be proud that i got to serve and help my country, family and friend by joining this war but would also be upset that i had to leave everyone and i have a chance of dying by doing this but at least if i died it would be with honor instead of being someone who runs away from the situation.
ReplyDeleteIf i was 18 and there was a war going on, i would be very afraid. Especially if they were changing the legal draft age to 18. I would be very scared and nerous that i was going to get drafted. Also i would have mixed emotions about my coming, beacause that means that i would be considered legal to be drafted and then fight in the war. In the end if i was forced to fight in the war i would be happy to serve my country and my family would be very proud
ReplyDeleteIf I was a 18 year old boy in high school and there was a draft i would be worried because there would be a chance that i could be killed. i would be proud to serve my country. i would volunteer instead of wait to be drafted because then you know that the people you are with want to be there.
ReplyDeleteIf I were turning 18 soon, I would be very worried to join the war and wait to be drafted. I would be wishing that my 18th birthday would never come because i am not interested in joining the military. I would find another way to help out my country besides going to war.
ReplyDeleteif i was 17 turning 18 and the draft was going to turn to 18 i would happily enlist before i got got drafted becouse i would want to fight and help my country get through this war and leave it alive, i would count the days to my 18th birthday and just wait for it to come, but i would also enjoy my experiences before my birthday
ReplyDeletei think i would wait to be drafted cuz i dont want to go off to another country just to fight in a war
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts of being drafted into the military is that i would rather run from a draft because i would not want to risk my life for a country like america......i would not want to even be in the country when the war is going on....i do not want to fight for america let alone die for it....and i dont care when i turn 18 because i'l be in south america by then.
ReplyDeleteIf I was 18 and there was a war currently going on, I honestly would be terrified to be drafted in the war to fight. I would love to serve my country but to think of the worst things that could happen really scares me. But if I had to choose I would rather choose to go into the war right away than being forced.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts about being drafted in the war would be scared and not want to go in the war. I would want to wait to be drafted rather than risk my life signing up right away. I would be hopeful that i wouldnt have to go in the war. And nervous because I might have to. I would feel proud if I did want to participate but not that much. I would be wishing my 18th birthday would never come. (:
ReplyDeleteIm happy to serve my country but at the same time don't want to go. i want to be around my family and not constantly waking up and thinking i could die today! i can fill jobs that are needed now that everyone has left to serve in the war. there are plenty of other ways to help out without risking my life.
ReplyDeletethe whole draft thing would scare me but i would be proud to be able to serve my country. im wouldn't sign up myself b/c i wouldn't be able to bring myself to be able to. i am kinda just waiting for my birthday scared but also proud that i will be doing something usefull and helpful to my country. i don't wish my birthday would never come i just wish it wouldn't come quit yet.
ReplyDeleteIf there was a war going on and i was about to turn 18 i would be afraid and worried for all the lives that could be lost durring the war espeshaly the young ones of 18 years olds. i would wait to be drafted so i could spend as much time with my family as possible. i would be nervous but also happy that i get to serve my country. i would be very proud and happy to be able to serve my country.
ReplyDeleteIf i could possibly be drafted into the war i would be very nervous. Yes, I would be afraid and worried. I wouldn't be happy and i would wait to be drafted. yes, i would be proud to serve my country but i still would be nervous to go. If i were to be enlisted, i would wish for my 18th birthday would never come.
ReplyDeleteIf i were to be drafted into the military, i would be very scared and worried for what was ahead of me. I would feel anxious and nervous that something bad would happen to me or my friends. Even though it would be scary, i owuld be prod or serving my country is such a patriotic manor.I think i would be happy to be able to serve in the army, but also nervous that something could happen.
ReplyDeleteIf i were drafted i would be afraid and scared but still would be proud to help my country. I would probably wait to be drafted instead of getting in right away. i am not urgently awaiting my 18th birthday but i know that im doing good for my country.
ReplyDeleteIf i were a boy and turning 18 soon, when the draft age is about to be lowered i would be terrified. I would be happy to serve my country in such a patriotic way, but i would be terrified of the pain if i got physically killed. My parents would be happy that i am serving my country, but they would also worry about me being in an unfamiliar place, fighting people. I wouldn't wait to be drafted, because the thought of me possibly getting drafted today, would be in my mind every night before i slept. If i were turning 18 and i got drafted, i would want to be a legal adult, but i wouldn't want to fight.
ReplyDeleteIf a war was going on and the drafting age was 21 I wouldnt care about the war. However, if people were saying that the age might be lowered to 18 years, then Id get a little worried. Id be excited that Id finally be turning 18, but the possibility of being drafted would get larger every month. I would not enlist right away, Id wait to be drafted because Ik that the violence a soldier sees in war sticks in his mind for a long time or even till he/she dies. Id go fight if I was drafted, but I wouldnt be too happy, becasue Id k that i could die on the 1st day I fight. I wouldnt mind serving my country but it comes with a price.
ReplyDeleteI would be terrified if i was about to turn 18 and the draft age was lowered. I wouldn't want to go to war because its an awful event to be partaken in. So many people die in wars i wouldnt be excited at all to get drafted. I would most likely run away or go into hiding to escape the draft. On top of that my parents would be worried sick if i was to be drafted the would most likely send me away to some where safe untill the war was over. I would gladly give my life for my country but i would be scared to do so.
ReplyDeleteI would have as much fun as possible just incase i got drafeted. but i would also be pretty pissed at who we are at war with. so in a way i would want to go. but at the same time i wouldnt want to go to war. but i would just live my normal life and wait to be called upon for duty.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think about being drafted, I'm very torn by two different feelings. On one hand, I would love to fight for my country and appreciate all the freedom I enjoy because of others who have gone before me. On the other hand, the idea of being in an unfamiliar place with loaded weapons pointed at me scares me. I'm so young and have barely started living my life.
ReplyDeleteI would want to go to war cause I would know I would be serving my country. Also I would be a little afraid cause I i might die but if it is to serve your country then i wouldn't care.
ReplyDeleteI would be nervous about turning 18. I would be happy to turn 18 but then i would have to go to war. I would enlist because if I waited to be drafted I would just be delaying what would eventually happen. I would be scared beacuse i could easily die.
ReplyDeleteIf i was in that situation i guess i would be a little scared but if i was going to get drafted then, i would get drafted , if that was how it was meant to be. i actually think i would enlist instead of getting drafted becouse if i enlisted i would be more respected then if i went off to to war becouse i had to.
ReplyDeleteif i ever had to choose, i would serve in the war. i'd rather fight for my country than sit on the side lines and watch more and more people get hurt. the possibility of getting killed worries me, but i think it would be different to actually be there and experiencing it.
ReplyDeleteI am not happy nor sad about the upcoming draft in fact I am proud that I will be able to serve our nation and am planning to enlist as soon as I turn 18 which in fact is in a couple months and the only scary thing that I fear of is the undoubtfull possiblite that I might not return and greet my family again so therefore I will send them reguards.
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