The news of automatic registration in the Selective Service System for young men between 18 and 26 years old shocked many. Since the news came as the U.S. was launching a major war with Iran, it felt like the military draft was about to be reinstated. Enlistment in the . . .
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Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 148d
It means you get a card in the mail that you have to sign. Personally I don't think it means anything other than the government knows where you live. Which doesn't really matter these days. Now if they want everyone to come in for a physical to determine if they can be drafted, we've got a bigger problem. On multiple fronts.
tantricmassage@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
why? can you expand?
Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
A draft card is nothing more than proving your ssn matches to a living person. It doesn't really change or mean anything. If they start doing physical exams, they're actively going to send people into a meat grinder. With the size and power of the US military, that means a global war is already hot, and nukes are about to fly if they haven't already.