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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by UncleSlacky on Friday April 10, 2020 @07:23AM (#22831887)
Selective Service is still a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System

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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by mulmen on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:40PM (#22834716)
Sure but what does it have to do with encouraging travel during a pandemic?
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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by anticensor on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:03PM (#22835621)
Conscripts to temporarily replace deceased and/or incapacitated government servants. Government service cannot be stopped completely.
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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by mulmen on Saturday April 11, 2020 @03:05AM (#22840126)
What? Replace who? To do what? How does conscription of government employees from any department change the reality of a pandemic? Travel is not safe. That’s the whole point.

We need to ramp up testing and find a vaccine. We do not need to encourage travel. Quite the opposite.

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