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The draft age goes up to 35 iirc so still the majority of millennials
It's 18-26 for draft service. 17-45 is the emergency militia range. Which means anyone over 26 will be press ganged into national guard status after the current waves are deployed.
In Ukraine they've successfully demonstrated that drafting 26-65 is easier. I wouldn't put it past them to change the draft age in order to reduce resistance.
How much has that been an artifact of Ukraine being somewhat geographically close to a Russia-involved military invasion, where you know the front line is few hours ride away, and could at any time move surprisingly close to your home?
As oppose to a 2 week boat ride to a mysterious mountain desert place that's biggest threat to you is that they could hypothetically 911 another liberal city you don't care about?
I'm not sure we could safely conclude this difference.
Holy hell I thought it was way lower. Like 16-25 years old for front lines.
I need to educate myself.
In Ukraine they're drafting 55 year olds. 👀
I thought I was safe when I turned 36
You were thinking of the normal recruitment age. For a draft the range is higher.
Draft is whatever they want/need. Recruitment will be exhausted first, then they'll expand it. Older people will get drafted based on profession (medical professionals will be drafted at basically any age).