Graham believes strongly that the United States military needs can be met through volunteer efforts (Heilprin, 2006).

I think we can do this with an all-voluntary service, all-voluntary Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. And if we can't, then we'll look for some other option," said Graham, who is assigned as a reserve judge to the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (Heilprin, 2006).

Rangel counters that argument with his belief the nation is stretched to thin with its current overseas military obligations. His bill does not require everyone to serve in the war, but asks that every young person commit two years of his or her life to service in the military whether that service was in the trenches, hospitals or schools.

Graham said he believes the all-voluntary military "represents the country pretty well in terms of ethnic makeup, economic background (Heilprin, 2006)."

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