Plan: The United States Federal Government should establish a policy
to draft all men and women above the age of eighteen for two years of
military service.

Aff. Attacks

Fallows 2004 (James Fallows, “Hollow Army,” The Atlantic Online,
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200403/fallows)

U.S. Troops are Overstretched Causing the U.S. to be Increasingly Vulnerable to Attack. Alberts, 2006 (Sheldon Alberts, “U.S. Army is Exhausted,” The Gazette, January 26, 2006).

The mighty U.S. army, the largest and most potent fighting force on the planet, is nearing exhaustion due to falling recruitment and the ongoing strains of frequent troop rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to two reports made public yesterday. In a stark assessment of U.S. ground troops prepared for the Pentagon, a retired army officer concluded U.S. soldiers are so overstretched they cannot sustain their current pace of deployment long enough to cripple the Iraqi insurgency. A second report, prepared for Democrats by a former U.S. secretary of defence, said the country's military was reaching a "breaking point" and is so weakened that the United States is increasingly vulnerable to attack. "If the strain is not relieved, it will have highly corrosive and long-term effects on the military," said William Perry, who ran the Pentagon during the Clinton administration.

Neg attacks:

The Millitary is not overstreched
James  Carafano, PHD senior Reserch fellow of the heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/press/commentry

America has about 3 million men and women in uniform. the profile isnt that the militart is too small, its just structured to tight the last war  in the last century. the result: too many troops in the wrong unifom in the wrong places trained in the wrong skills to be of much use in the war on terror.

The Present Strength of the U.S armd forces is unprecedented
sara wood 9staff, America Forces Press Service0 2005 BROUGHT SOLID ACCOMPLISHMENT, Jan 19 2006. Online Internet. MAR 2, 2006. www.defencelink.mil.

The Us Army is the most capable best trained best equipped and experienced force in the U.S has feiled in more then a decade and 2005 was a year of many sighificant achievements [secretary of the army Francis J.] Harvey said. Speculations that the Army is severely streched or "broken" are incorrect, he added. "to be sure the army is facing great challenges but it is more accurate to describe the Army as a full-spectrum force with a portfolio of capabilities that are relevant to the 21st century," he said

The military Is NOT facing a Recruitment Crisis
Michael O' Honlon, Senior Fellow in foreign Policy Studies
http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed

Services often missed their recruiting goals by 1 or 2 precent in the late 1990's. But recent generous pay raises better recruiting advertisements and other factors have essentially solved the problem

*this plan has been tried to be put into effect before but it was not passsed through congress*

Claims of inadequate froce levels are exaggerated:
X2468 Karl Zinsmeister (editor American Enterprise Institute0 THE AMERICAN INTERPRISE Mar. 06, 2006.
Individulas who have actually served in iraq and afganistan are signing up again at records rates. Re-enlistedment totaly in the active Army over the last three years are more then 6 precent above targets. Over a thried of the Army re-enlistments now take place in combat zones

Case thesis: The current use of DADT (Don't Ask, Don’t Tell) creates an environment of paranoia, fear, harassment and inequitable treatment in the armed forces, which also deters qualified people from enlisting. Advantages include healthcare, readiness & privacy.

Case plan concept: The USFG should establish policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in the armed forces by ending the 'Don't ask, Don't tell' policy.

Topicality: The resolution clearly states that you must establish a policy

Establish: create or found something new

Policy: a plan of action adopted

-The affirmative team's plan is not establishing anything let alone a policy.  In fact, they are doing just the opposite.  The Affirmative Team is suggesting it would be a better idea to eliminate an existing policy that is working.

Need: There is no need to eliminate Don't Ask Don't Tell Don't. The Affirmative plan states this policy "creates an environment of paranoia, fear, harassment and inequitable treatment in the armed forces, which also deters qualified people from enlisting."  However, I think they are forgetting the full name of the policy is Don't Ask Don't Tell Don't Persue Don't Harass.  The Don't Harass policy eliminates the "paranoia, fear, harassment and inequitable treatment in the armed forces."  Prior to the addition of the Don't Harass policy, there was actually a murder within the service members due to his sexual orientation.  After this policy was put into place, nothing of the sort has occurred.

Disadvantages: With the elimination of DADTDPDH, homosexuals will be serving openly leaving them open to discrimination, harassment, and possibly segregation.  Heterosexuals are limited on base when it comes to using certain facilities and when sleeping because of means of attraction.  As a result, homosexuals would then also have to be seperated or else it would not technically fair.

Case Area: Air Force

Case Thesis: Merge NASA and the Air Force to solve for a number of impending crises.

Case Plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase the number of persons serving in the Air Force by establishing a policy which merges National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) with the Air Force. NASA shall be given authority to utilize Air Force technology, personnel, and assets and vice versa. Funding and Enforcement guaranteed through normal means.