Comedian Rob Schneider attempted to set the record straight Monday following a weekend of online harassment due to a comment he made Friday about reinstating a military draft.

The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, who doesn’t appear to have served in the military, suggested others should last week.

“Each and every American, at eighteen years of age, must serve two years of military service,” he posted. “They could also choose to serve part of that time overseas or in country in a volunteer capacity.”

Criticism of his comments came fast as U.S. troops continued heading to Iran, where the U.S. and Israel have launched aerial attacks for the past month.

Schneider logged on again Monday afternoon to point out a portion of his prior posting that said mandatory conscription might lead to less fighting.

“You are MISSING THE POINT,” he told his detractors.

According to Schneider, if no one is exempt from service, poor and wealthy families alike would have a shared military connection.

“Congress would think long and hard before sending American troops into another faraway war that isn’t vital to our national survival,” he wrote. “No more cavalier decisions. No more ‘other people’s kids’ dying while their own kids stay safe at Ivy League schools or in Beverly Hills.”

Schneider stated the nation might stop “treating its military like disposable chess pieces” if everyone had loved ones in the service or had themselves served.

The U.S. last drafted soldiers in 1973 during the war in Vietnam.

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