The Army will now allow recruits to enlist up to age 42 and has removed a waiver requirement for those with a marijuana-related conviction.

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    It’s okay, just made a not so subtle reference to fragging. You might be locked up but you won’t be murdering some innocent child who was born the wrong color!

    That’s my plan at least. Lol but the exasperated kind of lol not like a haha yknow

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        Dude YES I listen to this every single Thanksgiving and its the first thing that came to my mind when they mentioned a draft.

        “I… I wanna KILL

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      I think you just have to grow a beard and Hegseth will be so offended/jealous he’ll discharge you

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      The issue with assuming you can use fragging as an option is how it assumes you’ll be near anyone that deserves a fragging. You’ll likely be grouped with other drafties.

      There was a Vietnam era strategy where enlisting decreased one’s chances of being sent to Vietnam.

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        Whoever is telling me go there, do that. I’m not looking for the General Supreme himself. Fight war not wars you feel me? That hydra may have so many heads you can’t count em but I will be goddamned if I won’t swing that sword when it’s handed it to me :)

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          Sure. You just may find yourself surrounded by only those who were drafted, aka your fellow cannon fodder.

          You’ll never meet any of the people responsible for you being there. I