Military service

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Hey,

anyone here serve in the Military (US or any other one),jsut cuirious?

[The Stranger]

i know a few served/serve im not sure though

proletariat
divinus arma

[Kralizec]

At the moment? Gelatinous Cube, and Proletariat works with rehabilitating disabled soldiers (I think) IrishArmenian is in the Armenian armed forces.

There's a ton of former soldiers over here, though.

[HoreTore]

Conscript soldier from 12. january to 15. december, 2006. Norwegian Army, in the communications platoon of the intelligence battalion.

I can safely say that I'll never, ever experience such a lousy year ever again.

[Caius]

Remember Patriarch of Constantinople!

[Kekvit Irae]

Been there, done that, twice. Couldn't complete Army basic training both times because of exercise-induced asthma.

[Proletariat]

Just ETSed last 6 weeks ago. Army Reserve gal, practicing occupational therapy in the Prosthetic Wing of WRAMC. Now on the civilian side I teach geriatrics how to get out of chairs safely, and believe it or not, it can be fun.

[Snite]

US Army Infantry since 10February 2004 with two vacations on the side to Iraq and a third vacation(they really are like vacations, so much less nonsense to deal with) coming up in a couple of months.

12AUG is my promotion to Seargant. Can't wait.


Snite

[Franconicus]

I won the Cold War!

[Lorenzo_H]

Been there, done that, twice. Couldn't complete Army basic training both times because of exercise-induced asthma.

I have excercise induced asthma, though I hope to get rid of it through cardiovascular training soon. We'll see how it goes when the time for me to enlist in the British Army.

I also need to do something about my eyesight.

[Lorenzo_H]

Conscript soldier from 12. january to 15. december, 2006. Norwegian Army, in the communications platoon of the intelligence battalion.

I can safely say that I'll never, ever experience such a lousy year ever again.

Norway is the world's most peaceful nation at the moment (as ranked by
Forbes, I think). How do they have conscription? Who would want to invade Norway? (and by that I'm not trying to criticise Norway).

[Goofball]

Currently training as a reserve infantry officer. See recent photo in this thread: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...83#post1614083

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Norway is the world's most peaceful nation at the moment (as ranked by
Forbes, I think). How do they have conscription? Who would want to invade Norway? (and by that I'm not trying to criticise Norway).

This might touch a bit on Backroom material (so we can continue discussion there if you like), but I can think of three reasons why many European countries have conscription.

1. Tradition
2. A manner of serving your country. Generally you have a choice between military and civil service.
3. "Just in case."
4. Your government sees that as the most effective method of defending your country (Switzerland has a complex defense system based on conscription).
5. This is a personal opinion of mine. I believe that army service may help to encourage physical activity in some who would not otherwise do it. At least for a year, you know you'll be fairly fit.

[The Stranger]

i agree with 5... thats prolly why ill do it... + the discipline i need a lil of that.

[Somebody Else]

Got my main board coming up at the end of August, so hopefully I'm Sandhurst bound (got a Cat. 1 at the briefing, of course). I am in my UOTC, and therefore have an army number and army pay... does that count?

[Samurai Waki]

Perhaps the US should start some Conscription type System. Of course that would make us an even more evil empire.

[AggonyDuck]

Norway is the world's most peaceful nation at the moment (as ranked by
Forbes, I think). How do they have conscription? Who would want to invade Norway? (and by that I'm not trying to criticise Norway).

Norway is a large country with a small population, which means that conscription is the only way to actually uphold a credible army for self-defence. A volunteer or professional army simply wouldn't have the size required to effectively protect Norway. Currently pretty much noone would have any reason to invade Norway, but it is hard to say how international politics evolve. Even if things now are safe, who knows how the world will look like in thirty years. You can't really decrease the size of the army according to current needs, because once an army is decreased, increasing it back to the required strength is both time consuming and expensive. After all an army needs to be trained, equipped, maintained and also needs proper infrastructure. All of this is something you just can't conjure up in weeks, but something that takes years to accomplish.

As to the real topic; I'll start my military service at the Finnish Armoured Brigade in January 2008. Pretty much been waiting and preparing for it in three years now, so I hope it will all go well.

[Caius]

I have excercise induced asthma, though I hope to get rid of it through cardiovascular training soon. We'll see how it goes when the time for me to enlist in the British Army.

I also need to do something about my eyesight.

Is there a cure for asthma?

[Sigurd]

Norway is a large country with a small population, which means that conscription is the only way to actually uphold a credible army for self-defence. A volunteer or professional army simply wouldn't have the size required to effectively protect Norway. Currently pretty much noone would have any reason to invade Norway, but it is hard to say how international politics evolve. Even if things now are safe, who knows how the world will look like in thirty years. You can't really decrease the size of the army according to current needs, because once an army is decreased, increasing it back to the required strength is both time consuming and expensive. After all an army needs to be trained, equipped, maintained and also needs proper infrastructure. All of this is something you just can't conjure up in weeks, but something that takes years to accomplish.

I highlighted the reason we didn't have a well organized defence in 1940. We had been 'semi' neutral in the last WW and had outdated equipment.
It's more the attitude of never again shall we be unprepared. And we share a border with Russia.
There is one good thing about conscription. That is, nearly every male in the nation and a good portion of the women knows how to pick up an assault rifle disassemble it and reassemble it within the NATO requirements. A good portion of these men and women have done non-commissioned training with requirements exceeding the NATO requirements.
Good luck trying to invade and keep control of such a nation.
H.Tore might have not enjoyed his time in the Army, but I bet he would pick up a gun if we ever were invaded.

1992 - 1995 Royal Norwegian Navy.
Boot-camp - non commissioned offiser training - chief of MSO - Intelligence - commissioned officer - released from service as ensign (butter bar).

[spmetla]

Erasing the past...

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

anyone went though OCS?

[Kekvit Irae]

Is there a cure for asthma?

Anything short of a total lung transplant? No.
You can treat it, but it's there for life.

[Kadagar_AV]

Sergeant in Swedens armed forces (nordic battalion).

Trained sniper with special education in survival and arctic warfare.

Basicly, "I shoot stuff good when hungry and cold"

[HoreTore]

Sergeant in Swedens armed forces (nordic battalion).

Trained sniper with special education in survival and arctic warfare.

Basicly, "I shoot stuff good when hungry and cold"

Hmmm.... You wouldn't happen to be one of those guys we found hiding in our showers during Cold Response '06, would you...?

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Perhaps the US should start some Conscription type System. Of course that would make us an even more evil empire.

I think the US is to nice really



How about me Swiss, they got a Conscroption for their mitlita,right?

[Lorenzo_H]

Is there a cure for asthma?

Anything short of a total lung transplant? No.
You can treat it, but it's there for life.

Kekvit is right, there is no "cure" in that you can't take an antibiotic and make it go away. However, you can get rid of it permanently, and is especially possible in mild forms of either excercise or allergen induced (as opposed to emotionally induced) asthma. To accomplish this the following steps can be taken:

1. Cardiovascular excercise. The primary way of overcoming asthma is to practice excercise. Since asthma is basically your bodies over-reaction to excercise and or allergens (see below), you can build a kind of immunity to these reactions. If you're lungs can't stand excercise, chances are you need to give it more so they become accustomed to the new state of breathing nessessary in excercise.

2. Immunity to allergens in the air which can bring about asthma attacks, such as dust and dust mites, which I am allergic to, can be brought about by seeing an allergist about taking allergy shots. Allergy shots can be given once it has been established by means of a scratch-test what you are actually allergic to. They are basically injections of the allergen which calm your nervous system when future, larger invasions of the substance arise. Allergies are a result of your immune response being too efficient. By toning it with allergy shots, you can eliminate allergen induced asthma attacks.

Allergy and asthma induced asthma most often come together. The chances are, if you have one, you have the other. They also work in pairs, for instance while you are excercising, you might have to breathe deeper which would result in the allergens having access to more of your lungs, etc.

If you have emotionally induced asthma, sorry, I don't know anything about it.

[Kadagar_AV]

Heh, during cold responce 06 I was in hospital:(

dehydration... not exactly the proudest moment of my life, I kind of should know better than that. Well, in theory.

[Caius]

Nice Post Lorenzo.

I have exercise induced asthma, and I dont practice too much exercises, and I dont feel I can. I will need to do more exercise

[Lorenzo_H]

Nice Post Lorenzo.

I have exercise induced asthma, and I dont practice too much exercises, and I dont feel I can. I will need to do more exercise

You also might want to try a few breathing excercises. One which is reccommended as effective at controlling asthma over continued use is called the "controlled pause" which is when you breathe out (not in) of your nose and then hold your breath for as long as you can. You must hold your breath after you have breathed out because it is more difficult, and you must use your nose because you need to train yourself to use your nose always - it is a more efficient way of breathing. Keep doing controlled pauses every day a until you can hold your breathe for about 2 minutes or more. If you can keep this up, it will certainly help your asthma. WARNING: Be careful not to pass out while trying to hold your breath! My friend managed to do it once.

[Beirut]

The Military Asthma Service Thread. wheeze...





Yep, the old sticky lungs kept me out of the army as well.

That's why we have Goofball. He stands on guard for we.