the expense of such a solution—even were it deemed constitutional—would be astronomical. The US military currently accesses a little over 250,000 people per year (including all active, reserve, and National Guard components); the cohort in the United States reaching age 18 every year is more than 4 million.[36] Even assuming that large numbers would be disqualified on grounds of conscience or disability, that is still millions of people who would have to be clothed, fed, housed, trained, and paid some kind of stipend every year.
