To the editor: Letter writer Martin Schoen, a Marine Corps veteran, is correct about reinstating the draft. ("On-base perks and the military-civilian divide," Readers React, June 16)
If politicians' children were subjected to a draft, members of Congress and the president might think twice about sending other people's children to fight unnecessary wars rather than solving international conflicts through negotiation.
A military draft or public service requirement might also help solve congressional polarization regarding the country's foreign policy.