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I would gladly fight if Australia was invaded. I would however refuse to serve even if conscripted if Australia got involved in a war overseas in which it has no business, in the manner of Iraq or Afghanistan.



 

 

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I'm what you would call a "psycho." It'd be best for everyone involved to keep me far away from guns. I wouldn't mind serving in of itself though.



Love and tolerate.

I don't serve. A friend of the family was in the initial Iraq invasion, mind, and one of my closest friends is signing up to the Royal Marines in the new year.



I used to be the in the Air Cadets and was fully on a path for the RCAF, but my interests changes along the way. I still fully supports our soldiers and give thanks every day.



USMC for next year (PLC) or OCC after graduation.



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I'm one of the few lucky ones who didn't need to go the Bundeswehr.

Well of course there are ways to get around, but I don't need to do an alternativel service either :D



trunkswd said:
alekth said:

I did a close to a year commissioning course but then no further training. It was mainly because of my (by then pretty sick) ex-military grandfather.

Most I've ever vaguely considered was a technical job, but it's too much personal responsibility and too many restrictions. I'm also pretty certain sooner or later some policy on how things are supposed to be done would drive me to loathe my job.
 As for an actual potentially fighting job, I just couldn't do it. Not to mention I've had a couple of accidents, and in every single case I've either fainted before the impact or right after it, so it's not like I'd trust myself to get away or save anyone if I get injured. >_> I also faint half the time when having a blood test.

Only half the time? I can't remember a time I didn't faint while giving blood. There is no way I would join the military, especially living in the U.S. I have no desire going to the Middle East. Plus I am not exactly in good shape and I don't have the right body type to get into great physical shape. If I had to join anything it would be the National Gaurd which is suppose to be for the actual DEFENSE of the U.S. You stay at home and when the country gets attacked at home that is when they get activated.

Haha... oh yeah that's another one.

Everytime I try to give blood I faint too... heck I don't even get to the giving blood part.   I can't even get past the pin prick to test your blood type.

I blame injection injury phobia... though i mean really, it's just a fear of having my blood drained/being on blood.

Dunno what it is about that... but it freaks me right out.

I mean, i cut myself and bleed?  Perfectly fine.   Bleeding nose?   Happens all the time.  Shots... again no problem.

 

Blood drawn?   Nope.  Might have to do with an old story a while back where someone on some TV show or a person i knew said that if their was an airbubble in a needle (which would be hard to detect) it would kill you instantly.



Apparently it's a lot more common for men to faint from drawing blood than it is for women. Maybe because women are sort of used to losing blood. Because it's not really the seeing blood for me, no problems with nosebleeds or cuts either, and the problems with drawing blood are there regardless whether I'm looking or not.

I used to faint from just the needle approaching when I was a kid, regardless of whether it was for blood or an injection, but it was just sort of a quick faint. Blood drawing gets the full repertoire, dilated pupils, sweating, ears ringing, feeling sick, colour draining from face, and at the end of it I might or might not faint.

It's cool though, I always get a coffee and a chocolate bar after that.



I think to much, if I would kill an enemy I would feel bad....'Maybe he had a wife';..'Maybe he had children, they will never forgive me'....' No happy holidays for those children and wife'....'  I could have shot him in his leg or arm';..'then he would have survived'....'Do I really deserve to life any longer;.;'...' I mean I killed someone'....' sigh'..

I rather gave money to charity or help with Charity;..just like last year I will be helping with an Brussels organization to have a Christmas evening with free food for all the people who live on the street...I think that makes me 100 times feel better than going to the military (again).