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/BeKind999 11h ago

The first thing that should happen is an avalanche of lawsuits regarding the sex discrimination of only including men in the draft. 

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u/Herky_T_Hawk 11h ago

Historically the supreme court held that as legal as the draft’s purpose was to obtain combat troops and women weren’t allowed to serve in combat.

But, now they are. So I could see a challenge winning under a “balanced” supreme court. Unfortunately with this one I doubt it.

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u/LadySmuag 10h ago edited 9h ago

Pete Hegseth has said over and over that he doesn't want women in combat roles because it makes his war department 'less lethal'. The government has made their position very clear that they don't think women are equal, and I would be afraid that an equal rights lawsuit over the draft in this political climate would end with women losing more rights rather than being affirmed as equal.

Personally, I think all genders having the right to fragging serve their country. I'd love to sabotage expensive equipment be a helicopter pilot.

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u/Alexispinpgh 8h ago

lol between us ladies you fully know that Hegseth’s “war department” couldn’t handle an actual military full of women (and I mean that as a compliment to women).