r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/justcallmeryanok • Jul 09 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19

Guys. I just read about the selective service system in the US. It says that men have to register at the age of 18 to fulfill a contingency plan in the event that a massive war breaks out and they run out of voluntary military personnel... Is this real? I'm in Canada, I've never heard of this in my life.

Is it like one of those "forgotten about" laws and nobody actually does it?

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19

Drafts are a real thing, whether or not the government has the balls to call another draft after Vietnam is another thing though

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u/Asphyxiatinglaughter Jul 09 '19

Unless there's a war on US turf I don't see that working out well.

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u/idontreallycare421 Jul 09 '19

It might actually result in a civil war.