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The world is running out of soldiers
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Is this why Congress just passed the automatic draft? Are they about to enforce our young men to join the army?
Selective Service (draft registration) was always mandatory; now it's just automatic instead of having to fill out paperwork when you turn 18.
But I didn't know a single person who filled out any paperwork for the draft when they turned 18. So clearly there is some loophole.
The loophole is they never applied for federal jobs or benefits so they fell through the cracks. Hence the fix.
I did get a federal loan for college, so guess I must have enrolled without really knowing it. It was a really long time ago.
Pretty sure mine was attached to the paperwork when I got my non-provisional drivers license at 18.
You do though lol
If they ever get put in front of a judge for any kind of criminal behavior, it's another thing they can be slapped with if the judge wants to throw the book at someone (frankly its low hanging fruit in that regard). Up to 250K fine, 5 years jail time, plus a felony.
https://www.sss.gov/register/benefits-and-penalties/
Someone elsewhere said the penalty was only if you did it on purpose. Not sure I buy that, but maybe.
It probably is, but It's still not worth giving judges more ammo. The whole "only commit one crime at a time" thing.
it's their job to be meticulous and a good chunk of them are petty rich fucks.
Oh neat, wonder what 3rd world country they plan on liberating. Hopefully their own.