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I was just wondering if anyone here is thinking about joing their countries Defence Force?
Or if anyone has already been in the defence force?

Do any of you not back soldiers doing their job, or not support their countries military? 
And if not then why?



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I recently joined the Canadian Forces as a Medical Technician.  In my opinion, anyone who enjoys the freedom my country has to offer owes a debt to it.  My service with the military is my way of repaying that debt.



DeadNotSleeping said:

I recently joined the Canadian Forces as a Medical Technician.  In my opinion, anyone who enjoys the freedom my country has to offer owes a debt to it.  My service with the military is my way of repaying that debt.

Thats my exact thought.

*except Australia not Canada :D



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I'm a member of the Earth Defense Force, but no, I don't support my fellow soldiers. I secretly love it when a giant ant eats them.



badgenome said:

I'm a member of the Earth Defense Force, but no, I don't support my fellow soldiers. I secretly love it when a giant ant eats them.


SO.....SO WRONG!!!!!



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ConnorJCP said:
badgenome said:

I'm a member of the Earth Defense Force, but no, I don't support my fellow soldiers. I secretly love it when a giant ant eats them.


SO.....SO WRONG!!!!!

I know, but I can't help it. Sometimes in the heat of battle I find myself yelling, "I LOVE YOU, MOTHERSHIP!"



ConnorJCP said:

I was just wondering if anyone here is thinking about joing their countries Defence Force?
Or if anyone has already been in the defence force?

Do any of you not back soldiers doing their job, or not support their countries military? 
And if not then why?

In Finland, military service is compulsory to men. (Well there is an option.) So yeah, I've been there.

I didn't like it but that's not what it's for. I fully support this system.



They can call me up for duty if my country needs me.. a lot of dutch people think that there is no more obligatory military service (conscription) in the Netherlands but it's only suspended since 1996.. 



 

Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!) 

No.


It's not like I don't support our troops or anything.

But I'm what one would classify as a coward.

The Idea of being in a proffession where I could be activly fighting other people for my life seems like a bad idea.

Plus having no real control over where you go and what you do...

few things in life sound worse to me then military life.



I understand why we (America) needs a military and to be omni-present the world over. But no, I wouldn't die for my country. I have a pretty good idea why we're currently fighting in the Middle East (thanks to EDF 2017). The money we waste on Weapons is ridiculous though. I have a real problem with spending millions on tanks, jets and missles we'll never get much use out of. Then giving them to other nations (who may very well later use them against us). We  waste millions on weapns while our tunnels and bridges deteriorate and our educational system becomes an even bigger joke.