If the USA congress re-enacts the war draft....

Would you be a draft dodger in order to save your life?

During the Vietnam War many men ran to Canada & Sweden to avoid the draft.

Footnote & Update:

Everyone thank you all for answering such a tough question to answer.

I'm way too old for the draft. My sons on the hand. Their is one that is still young enough for the draft. If the draft age remains 18-25 year men.

I really know his answer would be. He would run to another country if he could. We had this talk before. When we sat and talk talked to my uncles that were in the Vietnam war.

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LeopoldBloom · M

It depends on what the war is about. But if it was one I opposed, I wouldn't flee to save my own life; I'd flee to avoid serving in a war I didn't support. If it was one I supported (like repelling an invasion or putting down a right-wing insurrection), I'd volunteer.

However, there won't be a draft. Chicken hawks like to bring up the draft as virtue signaling, like suggesting that we reform gang members by having Marine drill instructors yell at them, or complaining about how kids these days are too overweight or too emotionally fragile to be able to serve. The fact is that the military doesn't want a draft. No officer wants to deal with angry, resentful conscripts who will be looking for the first opportunity to frag their CO.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@LeopoldBloom you do know that the requirement to register for the draft still exists in the US!

HumanEarth · F

Unless you comit a felony I hear. Don't know if that's true or not. I just heard that somewhere before.