Some of you may be surprised to know that the "draft" (aka the Selective Service System) is still alive. The SSS has been mothballed but local boards still exist and take periodic training just in case the all volunteer idea does not meet the needs of the nation. In fact, the whole shebang could be put back in operation and be delivering our young men in 120 days after congressional action to restore it.
I am on the local board for my area (west central Indiana). I do this for two major reasons. One, as a boomer age kid (who was not taken due to a 4F back) I thought there were a lot of inequalities in the way it was run back then. The other is that I would really like to see universal national service be required of all our kids with the military being one of the options. The SSS is in place to administer this with very low start up costs (shovel ready?). I think many of our children today have no appreciation of the price that has been paid for the good life they enjoy and they have no sense of obligation to "give back" to the nation. A couple of years in the military, or teacher corps, or forest service, or working in public health or any of many other needs that we have as a nation would not only strengthen us but them as well. Universal service- men and women, no deferments from service. When you turn 18, show up and tell us what you want to do and when you will do it. If you want to go to school first, fine; but when you are done with that you still have to do your time.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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