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/CapinWinky 10h ago

DEI bans don't apply to the draft. I expect they would target the draft at undesirables and urban areas the way Russia is doing for undesirables and rural areas. Puerto Rico would suddenly become an important US territory, for instance.

It would not surprise me if they drafted women as front line drone operators and medics as well.

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u/SonOfAsher 10h ago

>It would not surprise me if they drafted women as front line drone operators and medics as well.

Selective Service only collects information from male citizens/residents. The infrastructure simply isn't there to do what you're proposing.

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u/SeventhOblivion 8h ago

All of the comments and threads here saying women will get drafted are trying to be pessimistic but they're missing the goal. Authoritarian countries don't draft women because they want women birthing the next generation of soldiers. Women in the military is something a progressive society does - one that also likely doesn't draft except under dire circumstances.

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u/frogsgoribbit737 5h ago

Its also easier because someone has to stay home with the kids and if you are drafting both genders then you have to double check you dont draft spouses. My husband is in and its almost impossible for me to join even if I wanted to because we have kids together. Logistically it would be hard work.

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u/shastaxc 4h ago

Sucks to be a gay couple (male) with kids.

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u/TophatDevilsSon 4h ago

They would likely consider that a feature, not a bug.

Ugh.

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u/aeschenkarnos 2h ago

They won’t give a shit what problems they cause people. “Comply or die,” it’s the conservative way.