• rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com
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    Every male in the US under a certain age (I think it’s close to 30? I’m not American) has to register under penalty of law.

    This also applies to immigrant boys/men who become citizens and transgender men (people born female who gain legal recognition as a male).

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        Most people in the US get automatically registered by their state DMV to the feds, but you’re technically responsible for doing it even if you don’t get a driver’s license

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        It’s a “draft” sign up everyone signs when they register to vote or get thier drivers license. Since there’s no longer a draft it’s basically just saying yes to maybe being selected for jury duty someday.

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          If world war 3 breaks out though ya might end up drafted still

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            I won’t say that won’t happen, but they will call back all the inactive reserves first. The 1st time you sign an active duty contract, you sign up for 8 years total. Everyone does. It normally is 4 years active and 4 years inactive, but sometimes it’s 5 and 3 or 6 and 2.

            They called people back in '02, '03 during OEF/OIF. It’s easier to call people with prior training back then train 100% new one.

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          Voter registrations are what jury duty pulls from, not draft registration. There would be no women on juries otherwise