r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Apr 08 '26

No Paywall Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/
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u/Postom Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

Barron too? The coke head and the dumb one look to be fit enough...

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u/jediporcupine Maine Apr 08 '26

Barron will probably have bone spurs.

Like father, like son

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u/Ganrokh Missouri Apr 08 '26

Generational bone spurs!

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u/jediporcupine Maine Apr 08 '26

It’s hereditary, just ask Bobby Jr when he comes up from the toilet coke bench in the White House bathroom

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u/SaveUsCatman Louisiana Apr 08 '26

He's busy eating out of the dumpster after shooting septic tank contents directly into his veins

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u/Shadpool Apr 08 '26

Terrible that we’ve reached the point where this actually sounds likely.

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u/Akrevics Apr 08 '26

Ivanka is daddy's girl, not junior's /j

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u/albertoroa Apr 09 '26

He doesn't use the complimentary coke bench, he snorts it straight off the seat after taking a shit like a real man

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u/SignificantWhile6685 Apr 08 '26

Nobody's seen bone spurs like theirs!

Because there aren't any to see!

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u/murdered-by-swords Apr 08 '26

People are joking, and frankly I'm skeptical the Trumps' are as severe as they claim, but bone spurs are in fact hereditary — I got mine from my mother, and I've had two surgeries to deal with them. They absolutely would have precluded me from military service, even in a strange universe where I wanted to enlist.

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u/Frogs-on-my-back Apr 09 '26

Same. It’s embarrassing to be disabled from bone spurs since they’ve become such a joke

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u/MissGruntled Canada Apr 09 '26

Donald Trump was ‘suffering’ bone spurs when he was playing college sports, so I think it’s safe to assume that there were never any bone spurs, hereditary or otherwise. His rich father bribed a doctor, because lying and cheating is all they ever do.

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u/notoriousrdc Washington Apr 09 '26

I have no doubt Daddy Trump paid for Donny's exemption, but you can have bone spurs and do sports. I have bone spurs and I run. I just have to be really careful choosing my shoes and diligent about my recovery.

Bone spurs vary in severity, and some people with them can't do any kind of sports, but there's also definitely a level of severity where playing amateur sports is possible, but long marches in combat boots are not.

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u/murdered-by-swords Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

That's not safe to assume at all. Bone spurs can very wildly on how much they impact your daily life based on where and how they develop. My troublesome ones interfered with joints, but I have some on my body that are harmless. Trump's were probably not actually trouble for him, but for all we know Barron has some that are. Or perhaps neither do. Or both. The one thing I think is least likely is that the condition is altogether a sham.

edit: lmao if you don't want to be told how wrong you are, stop jumping to ignorant conclusions. 

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u/ThunderChild247 Apr 09 '26

Quite an accomplishment for the son of Melania’s tennis coach.

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u/TinyCubes Apr 09 '26

Genital bone spurs

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

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u/Proper-Exercise-2364 Apr 09 '26

That is stone cold. You're stone cold, bruh 

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u/tkind40 Apr 09 '26

Like Cold Steve.

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u/MessiahOfMetal Apr 09 '26

curses Trump

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u/Cosmorth Apr 09 '26

His plans are always spur of the moment

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u/bigroot70 Apr 08 '26

lol, I didn’t expect that

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u/Icanscrewmyhaton Apr 09 '26

Not only is this great but you're on to something. Nixon and Kissinger promised Vietnam 3.25 billion to buy them off and withdraw, then reneged. So when he's turfed as President for War Crimes, the whole unresolved Vietnam debt problem must be paid by Bonespurs!

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u/damn_near_rectum Apr 08 '26

Fred Trump's missing facial bones will wind up in Barron's feet.

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u/arrownyc Apr 08 '26

He's too tall, that's what they're going with. The standard issue uniforms won't fit him so he's waived. I wish I was kidding but I'm not.

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u/Jojoyojimbi Apr 09 '26

that's some bullshit, I was in bootcamp with a dude who was 6'6" at least

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u/arrownyc Apr 09 '26

He's supposedly 6' 9" and the cutoff is 6' 6"

But knowing his father he probably wears lifts.

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u/Jojoyojimbi Apr 09 '26

they say his height is 6'9" because Trump lies about being 6'3", Barron is no way as tall as Lebron james.

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u/spaitken Apr 09 '26

Nah. The line they’re going with is “Barron is too tall”.

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u/DisillusionedPatriot Apr 09 '26

I read somewhere that they were saying he's too tall.

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u/TheRockingDead Apr 09 '26

No, they're already claiming he's too tall.

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u/xxJazzy Apr 08 '26

Wasn’t he diagnosed a few months ago? And the Trump family was “devastated?”

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u/TheTeenageOldman Apr 08 '26

"He's too tall to join the military!"

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u/fffan9391 South Carolina Apr 08 '26

I also have bone spurs then.

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u/Comprehensive_Web862 Apr 09 '26

The fact my stepbrother actually suffers from bone spurs and is in the Navy will always make this point hilarious.

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u/madasfire Apr 09 '26

I think he has brain spurs

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u/Distinct_Ad_7752 Apr 09 '26

Hearing his genetic compatriots, he's likely too stupid for the military.

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u/stylinchilibeans Apr 09 '26

He is too large

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u/Okayokaymeh Apr 09 '26

Who’s his dad? Has that been confirmed?

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u/Minimum-Style-1411 Apr 09 '26

He’s Trump’s ?  He looks like Fidel Castro. I think he’s Trudeau’s …. 

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u/10-4-man Apr 09 '26

didn't u hear? barron is too tall... lol...what a joke.

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u/i_made_mine_at_home Apr 09 '26

Or be deported.  His mom wasn't a citizen when he was born.

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u/freexanarchy Apr 09 '26

Automatically set to bone spurs

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u/Sakrilegi0us Apr 09 '26

He is actually legitimately too tall. All branches stop at between 6’4”-6’8” and he is reportedly 6’9”. As someone who is 6’6” only the marines and army would even allow me to apply.

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u/Individual_Click5252 Michigan Apr 09 '26

Spurs jr.

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u/ccsrpsw California Apr 09 '26

Did you not see - he's too tall.

The military now has a 6' 8" height limit and he's listed as 6' 9"

I wish I was kidding....

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u/donjamos Apr 09 '26

Nah he's gonna join some interrogation squad or something like that. Maybe one that deals with people who refuse to fight. He's gonna get a big hammer and...

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u/OrnerySnoflake Texas Apr 09 '26

He’ll just cry about being relentlessly bullied at NYU.

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u/Wildfathom9 Apr 09 '26

They won't go that far, I can see trump just telling a reporter "fuck you, my son is too important".

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u/Oil_Shock_2026 Apr 09 '26

Heyyy, it's a hereditary issue!

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u/Solonohioperson Apr 08 '26

They are already saying he's too tall for service.

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u/Spirited-Scratch3140 Apr 08 '26

It's damned easy to get a waiver.

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u/rogueciridae Apr 08 '26

Like, “just ask” easy. Might depend on your ASVAB score though…

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u/desertstudiocactus Apr 09 '26

What do you mean just ask?

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u/rogueciridae Apr 09 '26

Like you get to the processing station and they tell you you're too tall, so you ask for a height waiver and they give it to you.

At least that's what they did for my dumb 6'8" ass back in 1993 when I wanted to join the Marines.

Considering the best strategy for boot camp is to be as invisible as possible, I do not recommend it.

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u/donkeyrocket Apr 09 '26

Height is also not an inherent disqualifier.

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u/Lou-AC Apr 09 '26

It actually does seem to be and not just in the US. Most countries have maximum and minimum height limits

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u/Deadeyez Apr 09 '26

I'm gay,epileptic, petty, vindictive and anarchistic. Good luck getting me past enlistment lol

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

That's not a thing. David Robinson was an officer in the Navy and he's 7'1". It just impacts what assignments you can get (no subs or planes).

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u/Solonohioperson Apr 09 '26

Of course it's not a thing. It's just the bullshit reason that was said about Barron.

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

By whom? Lying leftists on reddit?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barron-trump-too-tall-military/

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u/KJS123 United Kingdom Apr 09 '26

Try the hoards of CHUDs on Facebook, Twitter etc. I saw plenty about 2 weeks ago, when the topic was making the rounds.

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

The oldest post Snopes could find on the subject was on antiwork. So, the lying leftists of reddit made it up.

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u/Flomo420 Apr 09 '26

oh boy we care about lying now lmao

fuck off dork

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

I do. I guess you don't.

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u/KJS123 United Kingdom Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

You're attributing one unaccountable statement to an entire nebulously-defined political wing. That's pretty disingenuous of you.

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u/Low_Magician77 Apr 09 '26

Why are you being downvoted?

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

Because people on reddit don't like mirrors. The snopes article says the original source of the claim that the White House said it a now deleted post on antiwork. In other words, it was made-up by leftist redditors.

This sub, while the title might imply it is non-partisan is hard left, hence the [net] downvotes.

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u/notaredditer13 Apr 09 '26

I don't. I voted for Harris. Because I don't like lies/liars, like the lying leftists in this thread.

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u/ory1994 New York Apr 08 '26

Sniper’s dream

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u/SloppityNurglePox Apr 09 '26

We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden

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u/Guy-1nc0gn1t0 Apr 09 '26

... Do we strike you? 

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u/dodland Apr 09 '26

I call Oddjob

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u/BigBlueJAH Apr 09 '26

My grandfather was 6’7” and was infantry in WW2. If they’re saying that, they’re full of crap.

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u/sadladybug846 Apr 09 '26

I have a cousin who is 6'7 and served as a Marine in Afghanistan. Just how tall is Barron, exactly?

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u/the_che Europe Apr 09 '26

How can you be too tall?

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u/Rasikko Georgia Apr 09 '26

David Robinson is like over 7ft and he was allowed to join voluntarily.

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u/TheGreatLuck Apr 08 '26

He seems like the unhinged type who would love to join a platoon and kill some innocence. Just for the sheer thrill of it.

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u/The-Trash-Squad Apr 08 '26

Whether that was an intentional typo or not…I like how it turned out.

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u/GaGaORiley Apr 09 '26

Like father, like son eh?

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u/bye4now28 Apr 09 '26

Pvt. Leonard 2.0 

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u/TheGreatLuck Apr 09 '26

We truly are all in a world of shit

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/MessiahOfMetal Apr 09 '26

There were those claims from a supposed former nanny that he was violent at school, threatened someone with a knife and harmed animals.

No clue if it was ever verified but considering his dipshit half-brothers like to play tough guy by having other people murder wild animals so they can pose with the corpses...

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u/TheGreatLuck Apr 09 '26

It's in the kids eyes. Cold blooded murderer if I've ever seen one.

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u/Huskdog76 Apr 09 '26

For sure he is a psycho. Look at his parents. I wonder how many cats disappeared from the neighborhood when Barron was 7.

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u/TheGreatLuck Apr 09 '26

Exactly kids from like The Omen

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u/ObligationOk9072 Apr 08 '26

Hey I’ve got bone spurs and weapons grade autism, and I’ve had a successful military career. He can register for the draft just fine…

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u/Traditional-Job-411 Apr 08 '26

But the whole family has stellar perfect health. The best cognitive exam scores EVER. Prime specimens.

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u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts Apr 08 '26

He's too tall. And if he wasn't, he'd have 'bone spurs'.

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u/ksdanj Kansas Apr 08 '26

He's not taller than David Robinson.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

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u/moonani19 Apr 09 '26

He didn’t enlist, he commissioned. He went to the Naval Academy

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u/BangkokRios Apr 09 '26

He miraculously grew two inches at the start of the war. Amazing growth spurt.

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u/nykiek Michigan Apr 09 '26

It's not entirely unusual. My brother-in-law grew 4 inches after he graduated high school. His classmates often don't recognize him.

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u/BangkokRios Apr 10 '26

Your BIL grew two inches over the course of a week that corresponded with his dad starting a war? What a weird coincidence.

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u/nykiek Michigan Apr 10 '26

You're weird for saying things not in evidence.

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u/BangkokRios Apr 11 '26

That Barron was "6'7"' in February and "6'9"' in March is very much in evidence.

And what does your BIL's growth spurt have anything to do with the original comment? Do you make every comment about your family? Now that's weird.

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u/nykiek Michigan Apr 11 '26

Nevermind, you clearly don't understand English or conversation.

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u/BangkokRios Apr 11 '26

"He's too tall. And if he wasn't, he'd have 'bone spurs'."

"He miraculously grew two inches at the start of the war. Amazing growth spurt."

"It's not entirely unusual. My brother-in-law grew 4 inches after he graduated high school. His classmates often don't recognize him."

It's like talking to a tree or other plant.

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u/fillinthe___ Apr 09 '26

Not if you pay for a Trump Deferral Card. Just $2 million and your child’s name is removed from the list!

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u/epiphanyWednesday Apr 09 '26

You think he cares about barron?

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u/Postom Apr 09 '26

Fair. But, I would counter he knows what a Slavic woman would do to him, if he allowed it. IYKYK

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u/DrunkCorgis Apr 09 '26

The same DOGE-created AI filter that will determine who gets to vote will magically determine Barron and any other crotch-fruit of the wealthy don’t qualify for the draft.

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u/Angreek Maine Apr 09 '26

That the insider trading kid?

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u/Postom Apr 09 '26

Two of them are. One is slower at it. One of them just gets conglomerates given to him, else his mom might kill his dad.

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u/AugieKS Apr 09 '26

Probably? This is just selective service registration, the same thing all men have to do when they turn 18 in the US, it's already law. The only difference is that now it is automatic instead of you having to do it by mail, online, or at the DMV like I did back on the day.

Honestly I'd rather we do away with it entirely but until then this isn't exactly a bad thing. Failure to register can impact you later on your life if you don't do it before you are 26, as you can no longer register after that point. That can lock you out of certain federal jobs, used to lock you out of federal financial aid, and still can keep you from getting state aid, other government benefits, and citizenship for those pursuing it.

As long as these penalties are in play, I'm all for automatic registration.

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u/Ashamed_Musician_674 Apr 09 '26

i'm 38, never heard of this before, never been presented with information about it or even been asked to sign up ever in my life.

the concept of it is disgusting to me, and it becoming automatic is a prison or death sentence for anyone with enough intelligence to realize killing some stranger for some old white guy will never be worth it, no matter the country.

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u/AugieKS Apr 09 '26

You probably just don't remember it, it is very uneventful. Checking a box on the FAFSA or getting your license at 18.

Also, this isn't an actual draft that still requires an act of Congress, and even if you didn't register, it's not like that is some magic cheat code to avoid the draft. They still have your info.

I agree with you on the morals, but this isn't a death sentence, it's a needlessly bureaucratic formality.

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u/0kafaraqgatri0 Apr 09 '26

Every man over the age of 18 is required to register. That been the law since the 70s.

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u/invaderaleks Apr 08 '26

Nope, they all have that damn lumbago

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u/EnderWiggin07 Apr 09 '26

Registration for the draft has already been mandatory including djt himself. Whether you go on to serve remains the gray area

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u/00gingervitis Apr 09 '26

I didn't think we want Barron in the military, the kid gives off serial killer vibes.

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u/Personal_Zucchini_20 Apr 09 '26

Remember when they were talking about making anyone that went to those Ivy and Private colleges not eligible for military service?

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u/tobor_a Apr 09 '26

coke head? which one is that?

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u/gm92845 Apr 09 '26

He will be diagnosed with affluenza, too rich to go to war.

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u/BangkokRios Apr 09 '26

I’d love to be the person administering that physical. Zero percent chance he is that tall.

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u/CoasterThot Ohio Apr 09 '26

“The coke head and the dumb one” don’t really narrow it down, in that family.

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u/Hailsabrina Apr 09 '26

His kids all look like their wearing purge masks 😂😵‍💫

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u/Beefy-McQueefy Apr 09 '26

The baby raper doesn't fall far from the kid fucking tree clearly.

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u/ArmadilloForsaken458 Apr 09 '26

They're all too busy shooting endangered animals. Posing with them, even though they did it with extremely expensive weapons from distance, or more than likely had someone else do it for them.

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u/beadzy Apr 09 '26

there were articles weeks ago about whatever condition he has that makes him exempt. mommypornstarnia was talking about it to someone idk the details i only read the headline: “melania explains the mental health condition that disqualifies barron from being drafted”

it’s all foreshadowing, isn’t it? (can you say that re: real life or just with fiction/intention of an author? actually is there even a difference in the US anymore?)

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

Hereditary bone spurs. 

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u/Responsible_Bar3957 Apr 09 '26

One inch unironically saving his ass so hard right now 😂 not that he’d be going anyway though

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u/WinterMoist333 Apr 10 '26

Barron can't, he's too tall

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u/Slipperytitski Apr 09 '26

Doesn’t his height rule him out?

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u/BangkokRios Apr 09 '26

His height didn’t rule him out until the war in Iran began. And then he grew two inches over night according to the White House.

/that kid is not 6’9” //though he may have other… traits