The Plan
There are really two Plans:
The first plan is to grow the organization and establish the strategy and tactics that will make the vision of SOS America real and vital throughout the country. That vision restores and renews American values and society. Our young men will learn and earn their rights and respect through universal military service.
The second plan is to lay out the practical aspects of how to induct, train and utilize, on average, one and a half million young men each year. This road map of ‘how to do it’ is meant to provide broad guidance to the drafters of legislation and the implementing agencies and services.
Plan One: Growing SOS America
- Develop a nationwide membership base in the 50 states.
- Encourage each new member to recruit at least three additional members.
- Provide for member involvement and advocacy—keep communications open
- Recruit an Advisory Board.
- Achieve financial stability
- Enact a nationwide program of information, awareness and advocacy.
- Achieve legislative intent
- Monitor, measure and report progress and implementation.
Plan Two: SOS America Program Guidance
There are many ways to make this program seem expensive, complex and unwanted. Critics will use those arguments to try and defeat the program. The following guidance is meant to provide ‘the essentials’ to insure the feasibility of the program. SOS America advises adopting a phased implementation to prepare procedures and resources to meet induction demands and needs of the services.
- For the existing all-volunteer force, adopt a standardized 4 year all service enlistment package based on current remuneration and skill level needs, but reduced quotas due to the conscription program.
- Using local and volunteer doctor and dentist resources, Local Draft Boards will screen, induct and direct conscripts to training.
All young men age 18 to 26 (17 with parental permission) will serve at least one year in the military. Young men in training or school to become doctors or other key medical specialties are exempt but may be called at a later time up to age 50.
Career military sergeants will be assigned to train and supervise conscripts in the ratio of two per platoon of 33 or 34 conscripts. (Conscripts will be organized by squad—three squads of ten per platoon with three platoons per company plus 10 rotating conscript leadership positions). Officer supervision will be on the basis of two company grade officers (Lieutenants or Captains) per company of 100 conscripts.
The conscript in company organization are intended to be largely self sufficient from a food, clothing and shelter standpoint should military or provided civilian facilities not be available (as examples, established bases, contract quarters, vacant buildings or schools in the off hours, or tented camps). The budgeted allowance of $14,000 per conscript is sufficient to accommodate travel plus geographic, educational, age and racial diversity, allow for basic needs and salary plus provide for an educatinal stipend at the completion of service. Conscript pay will not exceed $100.00 per month (adjusted for inflation yearly).
Conscript medical attention (sick call) will be provided using local/volunteer doctor and dentist resources with more serious cases referred into the existing military medical system.
Conscripts will serve one year (extended in cases of national emergency).
Conscripts will be assigned to all military services and Coast Guard (@500,000 per year)
Conscripts will be assigned to the National Guard and Reserves (@300,000 per year)
Conscripts will be assigned to the 50 states (@500,000 State and Local Government Use)
Conscripts will be assigned to Federal Agencies and the Merchant Marine (@250,000)
