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all volunteer force  

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  • In July 1973, military conscription (the draft) in the United States ended in favor of the all volunteer force (AVF). The decision to end conscription was prompted by the popular dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War that was partly expressed in protests against the draft. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; All Volunteer Force]

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