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Re:Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in ... by Markoff on Thursday April 09, 2026 @02:36AM (#47700048)
> It wasn't that long ago that men would sign up for almost-certain death in defence of their families, their people, their nation.

I would say WW2 was pretty long time ago, none of the latter US wars was about thing you mention, everyone serving in following wars were not soldiers but mercenaries.

Btw. why you need army to defend your own family? Also your family is more likely to be hurt by your fellow citizen than some foreign soldier.

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Re:Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in ... by esseph on Thursday April 09, 2026 @02:51AM (#47700154)
> I would say WW2 was pretty long time ago

A staggering number of people enlisted or re-enlisted after a break in service due to 9/11 and patriotic ideas. (... And then more than half ended up getting sent to Iraq.)

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