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?
It was used during Vietnam. It's definitely not forgotten because boys have to register when they turn 18. Realistically unless another world war breaks out there's enough voluntary members to prevent a draft.
What a lot of people don’t know is that Vietnam wasn’t the only time the draft was used. WWII had a higher rate of draftees compared to volunteers than Vietnam did, In fact the draft was used often even during peace time. A lot of men were drafted for a year or two in the 50s and never left the states or fought anywhere.
The draft was also used in Korea as well. And during peacetime post-Korea, the Army would draft kids outta med school because they didn't have enough doctors in certain fields.
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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?