can medical students get drafted?

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[Sephirakra]

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No.

 

[Angus Avagadro]

No one has been drafted since the draft ended in 1973.

 

[Lawpy]

No one has been drafted since the draft ended in 1973.

what i'm getting confused is why do people think the draft exists and they'll get drafted?.

I ask because this is yet another thread that talks about getting drafted and it makes no sense to me

 

[Angus Avagadro]

what i'm getting confused is why do people think the draft exists and they'll get drafted?.

I ask because this is yet another thread that talks about getting drafted and it makes no sense to me

I guess all the Iran hype has made a few feel unsafe. Just a guess. Maybe I should buy stock in Crayola?

 

[deleted859689]

Just give Iran Trump and we gucci

 

[Neopolymath]

As a DO you will be shielding your MD superiors. Rank is a way of life.

 

[BorntobeDO?]

Lol, the draft only goes up to 25 if it was reinstated with a preference for those who are closer to 20. College used to be a deferment anyway.
Since the average age of matriculation in DO school is around 24, it seems like most beyond 1st year have nothing to worry about for multiple reasons, even in the ridiculous scenario that a draft was reinstated.

 

[BorntobeDO?]

As a DO you will be shielding your MD superiors. Rank is a way of life.

Primary care DO to the frontlines, we will use our powers of cranial manipulation to subdue the enemy.

 

[JoeUSA]

The federal government can make any rule they want. The Selective Service System exists for a reason.

 

[Allosteopath]

Lol, the draft only goes up to 25 if it was reinstated with a preference for those who are closer to 20. College used to be a deferment anyway.
Since the average age of matriculation in DO school is around 24, it seems like most beyond 1st year have nothing to worry about for multiple reasons, even in the ridiculous scenario that a draft was reinstated.

With respect to the draft I always thought the maximum draft-able age was 30, but the maximum age for selective service registration was 25. I may be misinformed though. Although I don't think we need to worry about the draft being reinstated unless there was an immediate threat to US soil.

 

[IsWhat]

Lol, the draft only goes up to 25 if it was reinstated with a preference for those who are closer to 20. College used to be a deferment anyway.
Since the average age of matriculation in DO school is around 24, it seems like most beyond 1st year have nothing to worry about for multiple reasons, even in the ridiculous scenario that a draft was reinstated.

It actually goes up to 35.

 

[samac]

*laughs in woman*

 

[hallowmann]

*laughs in woman*

Drafting Only Men for the Military Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules (Published 2019)

Now that women can serve in any combat role, the judge in Houston said, a draft registration law that applies only to men is no longer justified.

www.nytimes.com

 

[DrJackRyan]

*Laughs in man because you wanted equality and you got it*

 

[samac]

Drafting Only Men for the Military Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules (Published 2019)

Now that women can serve in any combat role, the judge in Houston said, a draft registration law that applies only to men is no longer justified.

www.nytimes.com

Nothing has come nationally from that ruling for women registering for the draft as of yet.
The whole system just needs to be abolished.

 

[Oligodinero]

I believe, in the late 80s, congress authorized the Selective Service to develop a "special skills" type of registry of people who are up to 54 years of age who may be drafted in the event their special training is needed in a time of war. This includes physicians. The rub is, you don't know if you're on the list.

 

[MusicDOc124]

Primary care DO to the frontlines, we will use our powers of cranial manipulation to subdue the enemy.

Use skills for spontaneous cervical HVLA from behind on non-suspecting combatants... I mean patients.