And......the military has repeatedly said they do not want conscripts

Then they better do something to attract a sufficient number of genuine
volunteers.
Maybe the answer is pay. What does an E-3, E-4, or E-5 earn today? (Probably
doesn't compare very well to the six figure salaries that we're paying the
private "security contractors" hired by Kellog, Brown and Root at taxpayer's
ultimate expense. Wonder if KBR is having trouble recruiting?)

Calling out the geezer brigade, (some of whom "volunteered" maybe 15-20 plus
years ago and have been inactive for a very long time), isn't "technically" a
draft.....it's just yarding in a bunch of civilians who would really rather be
somewhere else and doing something else. People who have already served.

Maybe the military doesn't want conscripts, but if we are going to be taken
seriously with our implied threat to occupy any countries that give us too much
krap, we're going to need the manpower to pull that off.

Extending tours of duty, calling up the National Guard, activating the
Reserves, and recalling ex-military doesn't create an impression that we've got
any excess troop strength.