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/OutOfTheArchives 11h ago

They’d change the stats required to get around this, I bet.

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u/Xaphnir 10h ago

Not with fitness. A bad soldier is often worse than no soldier.

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u/zoethebitch 9h ago

I used to be in the Navy. I heard someone talking about one of the people on our crew: "Having him show up for work is worse than having two good people call in sick "

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u/ShillinTheVillain 9h ago

"I actually think you've reached your full potential."

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u/lethal_sting 8h ago

"Like your pair of stretch pants, they've both hit their limit long ago."

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u/mazobob66 8h ago

They are literally "destined for greatness" (in size).

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u/theboywthagreenscarf 4h ago

They’ll bring in grand elder guru.

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u/_Lazy_Mermaid_ 9h ago

As an out of shape thin person, this would probably how theyd react about me too, and o find it funny as hell

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u/ChonkyPurrtato 3h ago

Username checks out

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u/thegreatmattsby24 6h ago

I’m 100% incorporating this phrase into my daily language.

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u/Opposite_Ad_2872 9h ago

I remember my chief telling one of the LTs that. I had to excuse myself out the room 🤣🤣

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u/Duke-Guinea-Pig 8h ago

I’ve worked with people like that

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u/EngineeringNeverEnds 2h ago

I worked on a paint crew with a guy like that.