Can gay people get drafted

The success of the armed forces in pre-screening self-identified gay and bisexual people from the s through remains in dispute; during the Vietnam War, some men pretended to be gay in order to avoid the draft. [27].

While the United States military currently does not discriminate based on sexual orientation in voluntary enlistment, the potential for a draft raises nuanced questions about how sexual orientation would be considered and what protections would be in place.