Conscription

[saintedwyn]

Time Magazine has an article about a man who was drafted for Vietnam in 1972 and is still serving in the U.S. Military today. No, he wasn't drafted for a 40 year tour; after his two years were up he volunteered to stay in the military as a ranger

Comments

[fanye]

Yeah, take Finland for example. We have a conscription army/mandatory service for males (that's so sexist!) and we haven't started a war since 1941! And even that was just a continuation to the tiff Soviets started in 1939...

[mycroftholmes]

You notice how those whose reaction to soldiers' hardships (and, you know, death)is "hey they volunteered, so quit whining!" are never poor people?