War is happening
By Bensen32
@Bensen32 (28578)
United States
March 11, 2026 9:39am CST
I just wanted to put this out there. Again, I am seeing articles about who would or would not get drafted if the USA started the draft.
Now I don’t know what the odds are of it happening or not. I guess if a real World War started maybe but we were in a conflict for the last what 20 years and there was no draft. I think the young generation should be alright. Seems to me there is nothing to worry about at this point.
Speaking of this conflict in Iran, the gas prices of course jumped in the last week and I am not enjoying that. Locally we went from around $2.40 a gallon and as of last night it was at $3.19. Nothing like a $0.79 increase in less than a week. Now I will be spending an extra $8.00 a week. I know doesn’t seem like much but that is another $30-35 a month out of my pocket.
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@DaddyEvil (179041)
• United States
11 Mar
After the 40 cents a gallon jump when the war started, our gas prices haven't jumped again. We're at $3 a gallon here. I still have 3/4 of a tank of gas. We don't drive much anymore.
I haven't seen anything about a draft but I don't expect it to happen, either. I'm too old now (besides all my health problems) and Pretty is my registered carer.
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@DaddyEvil (179041)
• United States
12 Mar
@Bensen32 I had three brothers who joined the military but none of them were drafted. (One was forced to join by a judge but that brother was an idiot. 
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@Bensen32 (28578)
• United States
13 Mar
@DaddyEvil Yeah, I joined on my own and pretty pround of serving.
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@2ndchances24 (12523)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Mar
The younger generation of being drafted wouldn't like that but I don't really
think the draft WILL come back but it sure needs to to show the 1's that NEED
to be drafted what it's like to become men like back in the drafting days.
As far as the gas prices goes, we haven't been out to get gas in a few wks
cause we mostly stay home between paying bills & buying groceries once
a month, so we save on gas that way & we fill up every other month,
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@2ndchances24 (12523)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
12 Mar
@Bensen32 "It's too expensive." There's that & there's
really no reason to just waste gas when there's really
no place to go that's worth wasting gas on.
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@Bensen32 (28578)
• United States
13 Mar
@2ndchances24 this is true, I only drive when I really need to.
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@Marilynda1225 (92805)
• United States
11 Mar
The jump in gas prices certainly has hit hard and it's not only a few cents it's jumped. Same going on here in PA
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@MarieCoyle (65127)
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11 Mar
If Trump puts “boots on the ground “ the possibility of the draft is definitely going to be on the table. And he has stated that he possibly will do that.
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@MarieCoyle (65127)
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12 Mar
@Bensen32
I hope it doesn't happen, but I do know that it could.
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