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minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIs this why Congress just passed the automatic draft? Are they about to enforce our young men to join the army?
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months agoSelective Service (draft registration) was always mandatory; now it’s just automatic instead of having to fill out paperwork when you turn 18.
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoBut I didn’t know a single person who filled out any paperwork for the draft when they turned 18. So clearly there is some loophole.
minus-squareMinorLaceration@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThe loophole is they never applied for federal jobs or benefits so they fell through the cracks. Hence the fix.
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoI did get a federal loan for college, so guess I must have enrolled without really knowing it. It was a really long time ago.
minus-squareMaceyDay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoPretty sure mine was attached to the paperwork when I got my non-provisional drivers license at 18.
Is this why Congress just passed the automatic draft? Are they about to enforce our young men to join the army?
Selective Service (draft registration) was always mandatory; now it’s just automatic instead of having to fill out paperwork when you turn 18.
But I didn’t know a single person who filled out any paperwork for the draft when they turned 18. So clearly there is some loophole.
The loophole is they never applied for federal jobs or benefits so they fell through the cracks. Hence the fix.
I did get a federal loan for college, so guess I must have enrolled without really knowing it. It was a really long time ago.
Pretty sure mine was attached to the paperwork when I got my non-provisional drivers license at 18.
You do though lol