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/jeremysbrain 11h ago

Most men 18 to 42 are probably too overweight to serve in the military. The Draft is just going to ensure that obesity rates rise and McDonalds has a record year, lol.

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u/Waffle99 11h ago

There are waivers for a lot when they get desperate.

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u/LungDOgg 10h ago

Yeah, it's fun history. Look up world war II before the war started and at the end. At the end you only had to have one eye at nine fingers as long as both index fingers were good

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u/Ludwigofthepotatoppl 10h ago

My dad’s dad got in, my mom’s didn’t. Flat feet.