• kibblebits@quokk.au
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      They increased the max to 42

      https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/requirements

      This is not a draft. Which is like 18-26ish typically.

      BUT, that doesn’t mean the draft is fixed at those ages. BUT, I doubt they would ever need to draft up to 42 based on the US population and the willingness of psychos to want to a) kill people or b) get paid to kill people via promises of a better life later as a veteran (Baby killer)

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        There’s the ones who like to shoot things, but don’t forget the c) it’s either join the military for pay or live in poverty or worse.

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            Not sure where that came from, but tag me however you want. Might want to reread what I wrote that was agreeing with you and adding more ways people get funneled into service? Nothing I said was a promotion for joining anything. Also appreciate the subtle violence in the wish for me… wow.

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                  No one could be that dumb

                  The first thing you’ve said that I can’t agree with.

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                    Your own diatribe that has nothing to do with the context of either of our posts says a lot about society too. I’m done though, find someone else to rant against about nothing.

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                  Enjoy your retirement, American. I mean… working until you die because you have no safety net and your country is dying. 😂 byyyeeeeeeee

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                    I’m glad you can find so much happiness from others’ misfortune. You seem emotionally well prepared for the coming world order.

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            Chill the fuck. That isn’t what they said at all. They said it’s the reason some people do it.

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              Do you think it’s okay to join the military and kill people for a government who won’t feed its people, just so you can eat?

              It’s a yes or a no.

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                  Do you think I should stop criticizing the government and the people who kill in their name just because it inconveniences someone online?

                  Yes or no.

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                    You aren’t doing that tho. You’re yelling at people who are on your side.

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        I doubt they would ever need to draft up to 42 based on the US population and the willingness of psychos to want to a) kill people or b) get paid to kill people via promises of a better life later as a veteran (Baby killer)

        They need a draft once all those Action Hero wannabes get swatted down by Iranian drones and the Canadian troops start rolling in to annex the southern province.

        Who knew Fallout would be right about the annexation but wrong about which way it went?

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          Haha annex. Love it.

          There’s a good line from the TV show, I don’t think it was used in the games. It’s in reference to a character that has to travel from Canada to the USA, and someone tells them:

          “don’t think of them as humans, think of them as Americans”

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        Yeah, they will forcibly recruit anyone they want if their hold on power is seriously threatened

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      Most of war is getting things fixed or moving to the front line fighting. For every battalion fighting there is another fixing cars, doing laundry, cooking, or getting the paperwork in order for all of those. Doctors are just as important to an army as soldiers. None of those jobs is too much for a 35 year old getting 4 years of service in.

      Ageist nonsense.

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        Nah we need the military as an option for poor 18yos with no job or education prospects after highschool. Which, despite the declining birthright, is still somehow a growing demographic.

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        Yeah, it should be, but 18-24 y/o’s are much easier to indoctrinate and radicalize, as well as far more reckless in their tolerance for risky activities.