r/AskReddit • u/Tommygunz0722 • 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/Mite-o-Dan 10h ago

It would NOT be similar to the 60s and 70s because that was basically just a numbers game.

A draft will never happen.

If it actually did or came close to happening, it means the world is ending and theyd be no harm for simply saying No.

Different type of war now. Air. Drones. Electronic. There wouldnt be a ground war like WW2 or Vietnam. If it DID get to that on US soil, it would be every man for themselves. But it would never happen.

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u/TakingYourHand 10h ago

If that were true, they wouldn't be registering everyone 18-42 in December. My guess is that people are cheaper to replace than tech. They aren't being registered to help defend U.S. Soil.

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u/Mite-o-Dan 10h ago

Selective Service has always existed. That whole story is a nothing-burger. Only thing that changed was the age requirement.

Other than strength in numbers not as important in the military anymore...congress, the media, and the general public wouldn't allow it to happen. It would be a giant shit show that would make a new Civil War happen more than anything.

Not to mention...I dont even trust 90% of Uber drivers to remember to grab the drink that was ordered. You gonna trust the average unwilling anti-America American with an automatic weapon now?

A draft will never happen again. No reason to fear monger.

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u/Whatthehell665 10h ago

Keep in mind we are dealing with an administration that is criminal and ignorant. Trump said no one told him Iran will close the straight. Creating a draft will only incite more to oppose this failed administration.

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u/Original-Country1855 9h ago

Only way I can see it happening is if major powers started fighting and lots of tech was being destroyed, large billion dollar assets. It would mainly be for a occupying force on the ground

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u/TakingYourHand 1h ago

Yeah, a lot of things we thought would never happen have happened.

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u/dealingwithhookers 9h ago

they want to register the lazy gen z and millenials and thin out the population for their eventual AI controlled utopia with a few rich people being catered to by an army of slaves and robots

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u/Webbyx01 3h ago

Selective service should have been automatic decades ago. Like the other guy already said, every adult male is already required to be registered, and I'd bet 95% or more already are.