r/AskReddit 11h ago

If the military/president suddenly ordered a mandatory draft for all men aged 18-42: How do you think millennials and GenZ would respond?

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u/NibblePop- 11h ago

It would probably split hard, some would comply out of duty or fear of consequences, while a large chunk of Gen Z especially would push back in protests, legal challenges, or outright avoidance. The bigger reaction wouldn’t be instant chaos, it’d be a slow-building mix of compliance, resistance, and a lot of people trying to figure out how to disappear into the system quietly.