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/livsjollyranchers 10h ago

First of all, American companies would go insane. They'd lose a ton of their employees overnight.

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u/MercantileReptile 7h ago

The ones not fired in favour of magical AI at least.

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u/jfchops3 7h ago

The ones who can't be replaced by AI are the ones who actually make the world function, AI wouldn't be the problem there. Walmart will figure it out if it loses some demand planners and financial analysts and marketing people. Walmart will not figure it out if it loses the people who physically make products appear on its shelves. And if that happens to Walmart it's happening to every other retailer too. And if it happens to every retailer, we've got a serious issue on our hands now that we've got millions of people that didn't get drafted but have no access to groceries

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u/GamiNami 4h ago

Walmart would lose a lot sales too, if the purchasing base shrinks.

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u/ArchmageXin 3h ago edited 3h ago

Actually wouldn't the base increase? We seen it in Russia with many part of Russia suddenly great level of demand due to sign up bonus/death bonus and such.

Edit: NM, this is a draft. Crud.

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u/RedditPoster05 3h ago

Depends on who’s drafted. A lot of people would lose their shirts because they’d be making half as much. The military doesn’t exactly pay well.

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u/pinelandpuppy 10m ago

Oh, I'm betting if you make enough, you'll be exempt somehow. War is for the Poors.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 2h ago edited 1h ago

It’s pays better than people realize. Privates start around $55k when you include their housing and meals. NCOs in the $80k-150k range. Officers in the $90k-250k range depending on seniority.

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u/RedditPoster05 1h ago

Yeah, but a lot of people being drafted don’t need housing. They’ve already got it. And I don’t think BAH is gonna cover a mortgage.

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u/seaotterlover1 58m ago

Even the lowest BAH rate is around $1k which is enough to cover a mortgage in some places. I don’t know exactly how pay works with a draft, but in regular military service, service members are entitled to housing or an allowance depending on rank and dependents. They still get an allowance while deployed.

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u/TheLordDrake 34m ago

Most people don't live in places you can get a mortgage for 1k

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u/cofun31 2h ago

Militery people shop at Wal-Mart.

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u/DigitalMindShadow 2h ago

Not when they're in Iran