Has anyone here ever served with a armed forces, and if so, with whom?
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Has anyone here ever served with a armed forces, and if so, with whom?
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Yes; I smashed my opponent and won the set.
compulsory conscript training here, either taken at the middle of highschool or university years (technically you're merely reserve forces, but in holidays, you could get a free tour to play guns with rebels)
I plan to, MRD has, and Centurion is in ROTC, and I think plans to as well.
and we have the list of our unpatriotic draft dodgers :grin: (everyone under 18 in that list was ommited - Warman and Populus Romanus, you both should try that, it's fun!)Quote:
ELITEOFKINGWARMAN88
Hax
Motep
Populus Romanus
stratigos vasilios
U.S. Army for a little over 4 years.
Now wait just one second - why am I a draft dodger.:stare:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cute Wolf
Yes I got paid to ride around in a 60 ton Winnebago, crush things, shoot stuff a mile away or more, and blow things up.
There is some entertainment value in that.
I dare say I do not have much choice haha. Either they will make me enlist for failing to fulfill my contractual obligations or they will see me be an officer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hooahguy
Also Gelatinous Cube was in the army.
I thought whether you did Army after ROTC was optional?Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
If I did it for fun for some odd reason. No I have a scholarship they pay for school I pay back with army time.
obviously, Cute Wolf never think that in most western countries, compulsory services in the army is a series of boring training sessions under strict supervisions. Not some simple training with guns and sent to some rebellious areas to blow up some terrorists/rebels/freedom fighter headsQuote:
Originally Posted by Populus Romanus
Some country's don't have compulsory services or even barely have an army...
screw the UN, now let's invade em :skull: just like the game, country without much army = sitting duck ; I wonder if their governments are more stupid than CA's Empire TW AIQuote:
Originally Posted by Moros
Invade america we dont have compulsory service............. how do you think that will go down? I predict indonesias troop carriers going down somewhere near indonesia.....
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Hahahaha, I enjoyed this one a little too much; laughing in a waiting room full of people isn't professional. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
I don’t think we should stigmatize those who have not been members of a military service.:shame:
There are requirements for those who may serve and physical, mental, or other limitations may also be responsible for some not serving.
Almost everyone here is at least an arm chair commander.
If someone has not been a member of an armed force I am sure we can assume there are extenuating circumstances.
Besides, it is difficult enough to keep people motivated who want to be there without dragging in those who don’t. :laugh4:
Draft is suspended over here (not abolished). In theory I could be called on, but then I'd probably fail the physical requirements test given my poor eyesight.
I live on an island twice the size of India, a lot of which is desert. Try invading that, regardless of the size of our standing army.
If they ever find oil in the middle of our desert, the US might come...Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychonaut
My great-grand-uncle always used to tell me that if all else fails, join the army.
I'm not at that point yet, though.
well, we all know that USA is the world's biggest suppliers of mercenaries today :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
who need drafts when you got professional all time mercenaries ready to do your bidding?
well, at least I wasn't in that troop carrier!
Until then no one wants it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios
The one time Australia was invaded no one noticed.
When was it they found the bodies? Was it the 1960s or 1970s?
The Japanese landed a Battalion or so on the north coast. No one knew they were there and they all starved to death.
australia is ideal for nuclear weapon tests, I admit that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherking
Haha. Sounds a little like General Winter, doesn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherking
I said no, but within the next 5 years I will be a Marine, if its that long it'll be officer, if shorter then I didn't get into college and I'll go enlisted.
Are you talking about WWII with the Japanese or something else? I am unfamiliar with the 60s and 70s bodies your talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherking
I don't think anywhere is a good place to test nuclear weapons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cute Wolf
wanted to, but parents stopped it, and I cannot qualify for military service anyhow. (health reasons: they don't want anyone with serious head trauma, Anemia, injured knees, or severely underweight, or at risk from it (my cousin had to lie about some of those-I'm not going to do that, as it is not reasonable to do so)).
hmm, a big inner continental landmass isolated is ideal palace to study nuclear blast effectsQuote:
Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios
P.S: ask comrade Kim if you doubt dat
Major Heatwave?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunder Mist
Conscientious objector~Quote:
and we have the list of our unpatriotic draft dodgers
Maybe my point wasn't clear. It was an attempt to highlight the potential of destruction and disaster that nuclear weapons bring, rather than state Australia isn't a good place to test because of this or that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cute Wolf
it still the same, conscientious objector is unpatriotic draft-dodger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hax
if army conscription isn't compulsory, I can understood, but come on, your country where you live provides you with most of the things, being egoistic and hiding from the duty is a cowardice.
looks like I still can't forgot that nationalism-patriotism lectures I got more than 2 years ago... the words still hanging in my memory lobe
Many people lie a little bit if they have minor problems they cannot find without asking. Yours are too many and too numerous to get by though. The knees would put you into a world of living hell if you got through the screens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ibrahim
Only 50% of the US is fit to serve mentally or physically anyways. Under 10% of the population has ever served. 65% are from the south and that number is rising (and the total population number declining) as older generations from, draft days and demographics, die.
Also yeah I just didnt answer I am by no means in the army.Quote:
I said no, but within the next 5 years I will be a Marine, if its that long it'll be officer, if shorter then I didn't get into college and I'll go enlisted.
So you would rather have fellas in the army who don't want to be there, good luck fighting a war then so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cute Wolf
we all know that some fellas who don't want fighting wars will be forced to either accept the draft or "serve" in prison, they "deserve" it. Dodging draft is kinda like tax-evasion, if you demands your rights, you must do your duty.Quote:
Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy
[ There's no need for the additional comment, CW - Sec ]
I was raised with the ideals of secular humanism. As far as I'm concerned, my refusal to go out and kill another fellow human being is the greatest service for my country, for it was built on the ideals of the Enlightenment.Quote:
it still the same, conscientious objector is unpatriotic draft-dodger.
if army conscription isn't compulsory, I can understood, but come on, your country where you live provides you with most of the things, being egoistic and hiding from the duty is a cowardice.
Thank you.
yeah, I know there is no way to go through with the army by Lying; pity though, at least I'd have the GI bill for university (that was the idea behind me wanting to join). risky idea though in retrospect anyhow, since I could get killed or suffer psychological ailments (too late for the last part, but you get the idea).Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
my knees are a ***** though-which is making field camp ever more miserable. doesn't help I don't get along with most of the other students (they're a bunch of p******s, and we'll leave it at that).
but darn, only 50% of the population? that's one unhealthy country. if the average age is around 35 yrs, this would imply that even a considerable portion of men of fighting age (17-45) are simply unfit. At least in my case it's not from lack of exercise. I'm also not comfortable with "mentally" able to serve. are Americans this dense? or do I misunderstand?
Nope, never served-- my family has a bad luck when it comes to War; Grandfather was in the Baton Death March, died in the Philippines; Great Uncle (Grandfather's brother) killed at Inchon... I didn't even want to join the Old Navy for fear of getting captured by some disgruntled customer.
actually, its' only go out with possibility to kill other fellow human being. Most will only get security's work and helping building something (menial tasks)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hax
Your not fit to serve if you have wet the bed after the age of like 13. You can get dq'ed for seemingly menial things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ibrahim
You can always get around most things though, mental problems can be hard. They tried to tell me I can't join because of flat feet, but I got around that. All you need is a letter that looks medical explaining how you are ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
Don't make it sound *too* good now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cute Wolf
ok.......the military needs to get its priorities straight..Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
I once dreamed of joining the military when I was real young. I read up about military history, I had my whole life planned out. I was going to go to West Point and be a general and be a big hero and blah blah blah. Then I became more aware of politics and reality in general and became disillusioned with it all. Now I have grown out of that phase and realize that some wars are just and others are not and if there is a just war and I was called upon, I would probably join up.
Not to get political here, but current American wars are imperialistic in nature, and not just. So for now, I have no intention of ever signing up and if the draft was implemented again, I would evade it.
3 years in The Royal Norwegian Navy. Discharged as Ensign.
I got a letter notifying me I'll soon reach the draft age, however, we have no active draft anymore, so I won't have to do anything.