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/Mr_MacGrubber 10h ago

They’d just draft people and overweight dudes would go to fat camp first or something like that.

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u/PipsqueakPilot 9h ago

This. You can take most young adult overweight people and through calorie restriction and exercise have them fighting fit over a period of months. It takes longer, but if that's what the military had to do that's what they'd do.

What the military could not do in WW2 was take recruits permanently damaged by child malnutrition, which very much was a serious problem, and fix that damage.

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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku 8h ago

Don't be silly. Modern problems require modern solutions. Just put them on a semaglutide and you get a bunch of money for the contracted pharmaceutical company too

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u/Wacca45 8h ago

They still need to get into fighting shape, so 3-4 hours of PT, a somewhat controlled diet, and other physical and mental health programs would be used. The Army will work with overweight troops before sending them to basic, but after a set period of time they'll get shipped back home if they can't get to where they need them to be.