Public Service/ a potential draft???

This week in class, we discussed the idea that has been rumored to be the "now talk" in Washington; the rumor is, that the United States government is thinking about imposing a draft on the people of the country to better the economy and the armed forces. This is nothing to to the United States but it is frightinig to think that this could actually happen. When I think of the draft, I think of it as something that is dated and a "thing of the past." A draft in 2010 just doesn't seem right in a world that has overcome so much to be " the land of the free." Is it really the land of the free?? I would like to think that serving the country could remain a choice because like many other things, the armed forces(military) is not for everyone. I know some circumstances put the U.S in a tight spot but I do believe that somethings should remain a choice of the citizen. Serving the country is definitely one of them. After all we don't make people go to college, or to a certain trade they have no interst in, that job is for the parents, not the government. There is a set of boundaries that should not be crossed by law. There called human rights and morals. I believe people should have the right to choice; freedom of choice. So I don't believe in a "draft."