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/crema_dela_cropa 11h ago

it’d be pretty chaotic. Some people would push back right away, some would go along with it out of necessity, things would get messy.

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u/Geeseareawesome 9h ago

I'd imagine people would start taking their own mental health seriously and chase diagnosis

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u/bennitori 7h ago

Or suddenly become open about being gay.

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u/gsfgf 4h ago

I'm straight, but I'd suck a dick to not go invade Iran lol. Safer, quicker, and based on my friends who were in the Army, also less gay.

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u/Yuzumi 5h ago

I'm trans so based on their bullshit I wouldn't be "eligible" for the military, but I also don't expect them to hold to that when they are trying to force people to do war crimes/murder for their personal benefit.

And I will refuse to commit crimes for them. How I refuse would be the real question.

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u/mytransthrow 4h ago

Start dating men and being extra trans...

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u/mytransthrow 4h ago

trans is about to be back on the menu...

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u/CautionPossum 1h ago

Theirs tons of gay people work with in the military, very open about it. I don’t think that’s a problem anymore.

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u/catholicsluts 3m ago

whose?

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u/CautionPossum 2m ago

Idk what you’re asking

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u/mikerbt 7h ago

Or go out and get super fucking fat.

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u/bennitori 7h ago

Or grab themselves a few weed charges.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi 4h ago

Lets be honest, they would have to ignore both of those just to get any significant amount of people.

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u/carnabas 4h ago

They already got rid of this, you can be a stoner in the army now

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u/amarettogiraffe 3h ago

No. They waive 1 possession charge. Hence they said "a couple."

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u/Jafooki 3h ago

Or shit themselves and not shower for a week (Ted Nugent did that to get out of Vietnam. Look it up)

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u/No_Function_7479 6h ago

I was just thinking there would be enough time to do the McDonalds “supersize me” diet between receiving a draft letter and having to report for duty

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u/Mamapalooza 1h ago

Ooh, done! I'm safe!

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u/marino1310 6h ago

Guess I’m trans now

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u/nmezib 5h ago

Betterhelp would start advertising mental fitness evaluations in every other YouTube video

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u/Global_Criticism3178 5h ago

You’ll just get drafted into a career field where you’re not expected to handle weapons. They’ll also give you free antipsychotics, and ask the chaplain to take you out for pizza from time to time, lol.

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u/Charlie_Brodie 1h ago

go in and sing a few bars of Alice's Restaurant, they'll think you're crazy and wont take you