There is no empirical evidence in support of the claims that conscripted forces fight less often, are more equally drawn from all segments of society, are subject to a higher degree of democratic control, and generally display an increased sense of civic duty than all-volunteer forces. Instead, what the empirical evidence shows is that conscripted armies are called to fight more often than all-volunteer forces and do not necessarily lack egalitarian representation in their composition (contrary to popular claims, those with higher social status are often over represented in conscripted forces) and that many democratic states with conscription frequently succumb to military coups. -JURGEN BRAUER and HUBERT VAN TUYLL, HOW ECONOMICS EXPLAINS MILITARY HISTORYTherefore, drones may not be as totalitarian as portrayed. They're a straightforward tax on society which boosts the agency of the professional caste. Drones are the weapons of the competent, the active
