an unsubstantiated supposition
It isn't an American 'debating club' and in any case you can't adequately dispute it.
Recent can be 40 or 50 years when talking about national policy.
Pawian deliberately ignored your question as he never did military service
One of the majority in PL who avoided it.
You used to be able to pay a doctor to say pretty well anything. One guy I know got an exemption from his national service because he got a doctor sign a statement saying his body contained no bones or arteries.