ok for anyone confused. Likely in the us. This sounds a bit like selective service but it goes a bit further although I think in ways the us doesn’t do because we suck. So like 18 males have to get a physical exam to determine if they would be fit for service but all 18 year olds have to sign up were they state if they are interested in the military and if they would be willing to serve if needed. I mean sorta nice relative to the us thing but I can see why there would be protests as obviously they could use the info to call folks up even if they did not express interest. Still given the us selective service I don’t see this as being much more outside of actually asking the persons opinion and it being for both sexes and males getting a free physical (something that would never be condoned in the us).
So is the concern that this will be a “pre-draft” in the event that the government need to enact a draft?
Because what the US has is a draft roll. Basically, when you’re born (males only) you are added to a list and once you turn 18 that list is updated to categorize you as eligible for the draft. Once drafted you would be screened (physical/medical screening etc) and then deemed eligible for service and enlisted.
But we also have one of (if not the) largest volunteer military force in the world. We haven’t actually drafted anyone since the Vietnam War.
If this is the case I can see why people are protesting.
People are protesting because they don’t want to be forced to work one year at low salary at often bullshit positions.
In principle I am pro draft here in Germany, but the salary and especially the work needs to be better. The non military version for those who don’t want to go to the military was often abused for the lowest and most boring jobs for cheap money, aka slave labour.
The low wage is offset here in the American military when you first start out by how much of a service members housing and food is paid for by the government.
That means if you previously had a domescile where you reside, they pay for food and housing allowance for that (which isn’t taxable). There’s a lot of random things that go into paying service members and a lot of safety nets and other programs in place for them that just don’t exist to the general public. Which sort of offsets the low pay here in America.
I rather like the idea of it not being required to be military service, but including the option for military service. Where you spend a year or two in some kind of service (military or civil public). So you could work for your local one federal government, etc instead.
It is also better (in my opinion) to include men and women in this kind of push, something the draft still ignores to this day.
I suppose I have never experienced an equivalent because in our military bottom of the totem pole is the bottom and often that’s just who does all the worst jobs, and since we were all volunteers it’s not a matter of who’s who.
But yeah, I can understand why asking someone to take a pay cut to do mandatory service for a year would be problematic .
Another thing that happens here is, when you’re a reservist and you are activated your job is protected and in some cases they may be required to pay you the difference if military pay is lower. So it’s not necessarily a pay cut for us.
Went really well the first two times didn’t it?
