Armed Forces

[stratigos vasilios]

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...

[Thunder Mist]

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.

[Fisherking]

If they ever find oil in the middle of our desert, the US might come...

Until then no one wants it.

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.

[Cute Wolf]

Until then no one wants it.

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.

[Thunder Mist]

Until then no one wants it.

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.

Haha. Sounds a little like General Winter, doesn't it?

[Prussian to the Iron]

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.

[Subotan]

Haha. Sounds a little like General Winter, doesn't it?

Major Heatwave?

[Hax]

and we have the list of our unpatriotic draft dodgers

Conscientious objector~

[Cute Wolf]

Conscientious objector~

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.

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

[gaelic cowboy]

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.

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

So you would rather have fellas in the army who don't want to be there, good luck fighting a war then so.

[Skullheadhq]

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.

[stratigos vasilios]

Until then no one wants it.

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.

Are you talking about WWII with the Japanese or something else? I am unfamiliar with the 60s and 70s bodies your talking about.

australia is ideal for nuclear weapon tests, I admit that.

I don't think anywhere is a good place to test nuclear weapons.

[Ibrahim]

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)).

[Centurion1]

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)).

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.

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.

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.

Also yeah I just didnt answer I am by no means in the army.

[Ibrahim]

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.

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.

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).

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?

[Samurai Waki]

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.

[Centurion1]

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).

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?

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.

[Cute Wolf]

I don't think anywhere is a good place to test nuclear weapons.

hmm, a big inner continental landmass isolated is ideal palace to study nuclear blast effects

P.S: ask comrade Kim if you doubt dat

[stratigos vasilios]

hmm, a big inner continental landmass isolated is ideal palace to study nuclear blast effects

P.S: ask comrade Kim if you doubt dat

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.