I'm sure all the Bucky stans know this but there are a lot of us who don't so I need to say this and then shout it from the roof tops for the rest of you
During World War 2 in America the enlisted troops serial number started with 12 and the drafted troops started with 32
Bucky's serial number is 32557038 (yes I do know that off by heart)
His number starts with 32...
32.
Our boy was drafted, he didn't enlist and juding by the year he was probably drafted due to the Service and Enlistment Act
But did not choose to go to war, he was forced.
Just let that sink in
Because I cannot get over the fact that James Barnes never wanted to go to war, and Steve Rogers desperately wanted to be fit enough to enlist had swapped places
That parallel is insane
And I cannot believe that Marvel has never adressed the fact that Bucky went through all the shit he did because he was drafted. He didn't go in knowing the risks because he didn't choose to become a soldier, that choice was made for him, and thanks to the choice his life was a living hell since then














