Let’s be clear: no one wants a world war. While politicians might be the ones dragging people into war, it is the people who suffer in the field. With Donald Trump threatening to invade Greenland, drafting people into war could be on the table. These are the first US citizens who would get drafted.The United States recent attack on Venezuela marked a dramatic new escalation in the world. While conflicts are ongoing in other parts of the world, this was something new. Meanwhile, Trump’s talk on annexing Greenland and possibly putting in strikes in Iran hasn’t made the fear of a possible future war less.

If, God forbid, war were a reality, the US Government has the power to reinstate the draft. However, many things need to happen, legally, before that will ever happen.Still, if it will, US law requires all male citizens and male immigrants to register for the Selective Service when they turn 18. It actually doesn’t matter whether you are a US citizen or not, which means undocumented immigrants also have to go through with it.Those who choose not to sign up for the Selective Service could face legal trouble. According to the Selective Service System (SSS) website, individuals who don’t register may face consequences.They could be fined up to $250,000 and/or five years in prison, be ineligible for state-based student loans and grants in 31 states, be ineligible for federal job training programs, disqualified from many federal jobs, including some state and local, or, for immigrants, get up to a five-year delay in US citizenship proceedings.