I turned 40 this month, an occasion I was not particularly looking forward to. However, I did find one good reason to celebrate: it put me well past the age for the draft, even the ages 21-35 draft that has been rumored on the Internets.

I found this image on the site Enjoy the Draft, which has some useful information on why people think a U.S. draft is coming. The X-Box does seem to be the proto-warrior's console of choice these days. After the gaming companies have milked the current trend for military titles for all its worth, I think someone should make a survival horror game where you play as a veteran with PTSD trying to survive on a day-to-day basis.

I wish I could remember where I read one of my favorite stories about the draft, told by John Waters. He recounted how he was rejected by the draft board on examination and given a designation that is used rarely by the army to indicate an individual is unfit to serve. Waters said the only other person he ever met rejected with the same designation was Iggy Pop. I think that would make a great short bio film, "John Waters and Iggy Pop Before the Draft Board."