Does anyone have any feedback on the "All Volunteer Force" and resulting "Total Force" policy post the end of the Draft?

We have a better disciplined, better educated force.

Here is some food for thought on this subject. The draft did a lot more than just supply the armed forces with those who were actually drafted.......all young men during the draft era had that hanging over them, and many chose to go ahead and enlist rather than sweat it out. The Navy and the Air force benefited from that, even though they didn't receive draftees. The Marine Corps benefited as well, receiving some draftees, and filling their ranks with enlistees that chose not to wait for the draft to get them. So even though the Army received the majority of draftees, the other branches got the benefit of the draft being enforced. Did draftees make good soldiers? I've heard some did, many didn't, but I didn't see it first hand. I was on recruiting duty when the draft actually ended.....it made my life miserable. Nobody had to go anymore, Viet Nam left a bad taste in everyone's mouth and nobody wanted to go, and the orders came down that the all volunteer thing had to work.......so go get 'em! So are we better off with the draft, or without the draft? You can make a case for either point of view.

Characterizing all draftees as slugs or drags on the system is popular but wrong. The fact is the military is a unique lifestyle that some people do not assimilate into. Many draftees and draft induced affiliates remained in the military to served with distinction. Most served just like your average enlistee, then departed when their obligation was fulfilled.
Yes, today's military is better educated, better equipped and generally well suited to our current situation, but consider these situations:
At the beginning of the current actions, the activation of many reserve units resulted in families experiencing real hardships when their member deployed without the benefit of all the support features resident at most bases.
The all volunteer status has served to limit the exposure of many citizens to the military experience. When service is not a universal "threat" some people fail to pay attention to the military life and the attitude that we have a military class becomes an argument.
Our military continues to be a test bed for social experimentation that normally proves ill considered.
We continue to read of the trials of fulfilling affiliation goals with the reduced requirements of our "limited" wars and generally bemoan the operational requirements placed upon our people and equipment. What would we do if the general war that many say won't happen would present itself.