A bad idea and a worse idea. Quite apart from the constitution.

Drafting men is the bad idea for any but the military purpose of pretty clearly true blue and honest to gosh national defense.

Does that include drafting men to participate in any mess we might get into because of our far flung Cold War alliances like Article 5 of NATO?

I hesitate to say aye or nay to drafting men to save Riga from the dreaded Russkies.

Yes, I suppose, given the alliance. But that is another argument against that alliance.

The even worse idea is drafting women.

Male-Only Military Draft Is Constitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules

A federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the male-only military draft system on Thursday, overturning a lower court ruling.

In an opinion issued Thursday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans noted that the Supreme Court upheld the male-only draft in 1981 and said the 5th Circuit is a “strict stare decisis” court and “cannot ignore a decision from the Supreme Court,” adding that only the Supreme Court may revise its precedent.

. . . .

After arguments before the 5th Circuit in March, a federal commission recommended extending the draft to include women as well.

“The Commission concluded that the time is right to extend Selective Service System registration to include men and women, between the ages of 18 and 26. 

"This is a necessary and fair step, making it possible to draw on the talent of a unified Nation in a time of national emergency,” a summary to the commission’s final report said.