Sounds like a draft is being planned for the occupation of Iran, aka Vietnam v.4

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    Barron stands at a staggering 6’9’’ tall, meaning he may be too tall for the Army, particularly for specific roles involving restricted space like armored vehicles, tanks, or aircraft. Generally, max height limits (e.g., 80 inches/6’8" in the US Army) are enforced to ensure safety and fit within equipment.

    At least a better reason that a heel spores diagnosis given by a doctor who rents an office off your father…

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      Honestly with this I have doubts he’s the full 6’9". Unless we have pics of him having to duck to enter rooms or something (a friend of mine is that tall, the standard American door frame is shorter than that). Anything above 6’6" is indistinguishable to most people and just registers as “holy fuck you’re tall”. And so yeah a “fucking hell you’re tall” guy being given an extra inch or two on documents to avoid a draft is just extremely believable to me, especially when his dad is a draft dodge4 planning on starting a war.

      Anyways I have no evidence but that’s my little conspiracy theory

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      Is he actually 6’9” or is he 6’9” the way his father is 6’3”? I wouldn’t be surprised if they just tell everyone he’s 6’9” to get him out of it if it comes down to a draft.

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        Just looking at the picture in the article, though, shows that he is either quite tall, or his security detail are dwarves.

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          Wouldn’t be the first time people in power surround themselves with particular people to make themselves look better.

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      True re: Don the Con but…

      Clerk, logistics, cook, etc.

      There’s a tonne of jobs he could do while being tall. While it may be a legitimate reason for not serving, it seems frivolous (especially considering the context).

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      I know you meant Heel Spurs, but now I’m imagining Trump taking off his shoes for a nap and a bunch of nasty mushrooms springing forth.