Maybe the best way to avoid the need for conscripts is to actually have a military that isn't being constantly shrunk down by a bunch of idiots. It would also mean we had people who actually wanted to be in the armed forces, and were trained for it.
There seems to be a common thing about those that think conscription or "national service" is a good idea, it's usually coming from people who are too young to have ever been called to national service, and too old to be at risk of being asked for it, and often the sort of people who would be able to ensure their kids/grandkids were not in line to be called up.
My dad, in his 80's missed national service by a couple of years to give an idea of how old you'd have to be to have been called up for it last time.
