Perhaps conscription of the non-wealthy, but healthy, unemployed will come into play to bolster the number of troops, similar to what happens under dictatorships?
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I can’t image that a modern draft would be any different except now we have a proliferation of weapons more suitable to a battlefield than civilian ownership. I mean, people showed up at state houses with AR-15s because of mask mandate.
The U.S. instituted the draft during the Vietnam era and it nearly destroyed the military.
Wealthy folks and students were exempt—like Trump with his “bone spurs.” By the end of the war, morale was at an all time low and fragging became a big issue.
That is why I used the term “conscription” not “draft”.
Perhaps many of the healthy unemployed (the numbers of which in the US will be increasing) will be forced into the military.🤷♂️
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Wealthy folks and students were exempt—like Trump with his “bone spurs.” By the end of the war, morale was at an all time low and fragging became a big issue.
Perhaps many of the healthy unemployed (the numbers of which in the US will be increasing) will be forced into the military.🤷♂️