Learn about sepsis (blood infection) symptoms, causes, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Causes of sepsis include pneumonia and urinary tract infection. People who are septic are in a state of shock. Find out if sepsis is contagious.
From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means. In 1973, the draft ended and the U.S. converted to an All-Volunteer military. The registration requirement was suspended in April 1975. It was resumed again in 1980 by President Carter in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
When the rich and politically powerful parents began having their son's drafted into the military...it was time to put their foot down!. And they rallied behind the anti-war (read anti-draft) cause. The draft (conscription) expired in the early 70's (on Nixon's watch) and was not re-newed. Although President Reagan did manage to salvage the draft registration portion.