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Wonder Why

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1. The United States drafted "teenagers" (i.e. 18 y/o men) and allowed younger ones to enlist

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:48 PM

Jan 27

so they could go to war. So this means nothing.

They are easier to train and don't have as many family responsibilities as married men and women nor have children to support anywhere as much as their elders.

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