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The process forcing people to join the army during World War 1 was called conscription
The significance of a draft is to greatly increase the size of a countries army by forcing citizens to sign up. Then it is like a lottery where people a randomly chosen to join the army from the list.
Foreign citizens can only apply to join the Foreign Legion regiments (7.700 people from 136 countries, including France). The selection process takes place in France only. Conditions are listed in link (in English).
Gene doesn't want to join the army because he knows if he does, he will feel like a part of Finny, knowing that finny can no longer join.
He was in WW1 and fought in the army as an enlisted man.