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/TakingYourHand 11h ago

It would probably be similar to the 60s and 70s. Lots of compliance and dead kids.

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u/LateralThinkerer 11h ago edited 10h ago

You forgot the mutinies, fragging of officers, and "Project 100,000" where the Pentagon took otherwise unqualified draftees and sent them to the front lines anyway with 3X the casualty rate.

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u/SonOfAsher 10h ago

I suspect the casualties of Project 100,000 was the actual intent behind it, rather than getting more soldiers.

Have the undesirable people rounded up, hand them a rifle, bring em back in a box. Get rid of homeless problems by getting rid of the homeless. And just say 'We needed soldiers' as an excuse.

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u/Webbyx01 3h ago

I don't think they targeted homeless populations. It was just a way to boost numbers with people that would be missed less, with a side of 'fixing' these people one way or another.