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What about Barron? Seems like he's military age.
Oh, they'll draft him. In fact, they'll draft him, and he'll rise up the ranks with record speed! All his assignments will be positions like "Army Special Liaison to Customs and Border Patrol." Any role they can find that can puff up his resume while putting him in absolutely zero direct physical danger and requiring next to no actual skills or duties. He'll do photoshoots in uniform. And Trump will solemnly say, "I'm sorry we have to bring back the draft. But I believe this is so necessary that I have drafted my own son into this conflict." Or they'll find a way to fabricate a story of military heroism around him.
Be careful what you wish for. That's what Baron being drafted would actually look like. The only way Barron would actually be drafted and treated as a common conscript would be if he miraculously developed a conscience and publicly denounced his father. That might get him drafted for real.
He knows computer so they'll make him lieutenant at arms second class (grade O-½) with an MOC of:
Supposedly too tall.
Well the last time a Trump announced his official height, they added two inches and Barron's official height is conveniently one inch too tall for some (but not all) military roles.
Not that it'll matter, since the ones lying for him are also the ones with final say over who gets deferments 🤷🏻
If Barron went in the service they would make him an officer. Can you imagine being stuck with him as your LT? No thanks, please keep him out of it.
A butterbar is a butterbar. If your SGT can't handle your LT you have bigger problems than who your LT is
I'll bust his kneecaps so he's short enough!
Just a JOKE (I guess)