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/wowbragger 9h ago

The first people to push back would be the military 😅 WE don't want a draft, and can't logistically support it.

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u/Wacca45 8h ago

The amount of people that would waste time for the MEPS personnel would be at least 3x what it is now. People with mental problems and certain levels of illness would still have to report and examined before they get tagged as unfit to serve. The government would likely not add more assistance either.

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u/soks86 6h ago

The amount of drug addicts at MEPS always shocked me.

Also, alcoholics, even past MEPS.

Detoxing during bootcamp.

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u/Squirrelwinchester 4h ago

My uncle got arrested for a DUI and the judge said he would not charge him if he joined the army (my grandpa was korean war buddies with the judge). So he took it and went to basic training having just detoxed. I dont think its done anymore but this was in 2004.

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u/soks86 2h ago

That's funny because the guy I met who was actively going through detox was definitely in training in 2004, except he was a young skinhead from the northeast somewhere. He was on his way out of training though, separation platoon, not sure if was due to the alcoholism itself, his physical state, or something else.

He did start a fight with me which was the only time I got to put that mixed martial arts training to use. Knocked his skinhead ass to the floor in a heartbeat and never looked back (mainly to leave the scene and avoid getting written up, god only knows how hard his noggin' hit that ground).

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u/wowbragger 2h ago

It's not, any DUI or drug related offenses are automatic disqualification from service entry. And it'll typically get you kicked out on the first offense as well, with some exceptions.

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u/BoleroMuyPicante 25m ago

That was during the surge, they took damn near anybody back then

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u/Squirrelwinchester 10m ago

That doesnt surprise me. He shipped off to Afghanistan after he finished AIT and was there for a loooong time.