Your nation is at war, you are conscripted..

[mactbone]

In the Navy!

Just to be different, the Army does appeal to me somewhat.

Oh, and if they started drafting and I was out of college and not married I would join pretty dang quick so I didn't end up a groundpounder.

[David Floyd]

Ahh yes, everytime we forget, david reminds us what a gutless wonder he is

I don't understand why everyone says draft dodgers are cowards - it takes just as much, and probably more, courage to go against the flow than it does to go with it.
That runs doubly true for the COs in WW2 - in my book, that took far more courage than fighting the war.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Dan Severn
I'd rather die for my country...

Than spend a lifetime hearing what dip**** corrupt politicians have to say.

Sic semper tyrranus, eh?

Why would you want to die in a war most likely created by those same dip**** corrupt politicians?

DF:

People bash COs because it's easy and takes no thought. Just mindless patriotism.

[Az]

CO ?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Dalgetti
CO ?

Concientious Objector (sp).

They are the ones that get my respect as opposed to draft dodgers. Running away from your problem just has the stink of cowardice all over it.

[Immortal Wombat]

Why would where the war was taking place be an issue?

If I was fighting to defend my homeland, I'd fight. If we were fighting an aggressive war (which would be unlikely to conscript anyway) I would almost certainly object, in a concientious manner. If we were fighting to defend a colony, I would fight, but join the service least likely to get me killed.

[aaglo]

Originally posted by Andemagne wow man I did not know that.
what regulars (kiffe), anti-tank or guerilla?

Regulars (Jääkäri =Jager?)... and I think that grenade lauchers are part of the infantry too...

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Victor Galis
Well... again, by yours do you mean the one I was born in, the one I live in, or the other one I'm a citizen of?

It doesn't matter which one, the minute you opened your mouth whichever country it was would want to deport you to the enemy.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by David Floyd
I don't understand why everyone says draft dodgers are cowards - it takes just as much, and probably more, courage to go against the flow than it does to go with it.
That runs doubly true for the COs in WW2 - in my book, that took far more courage than fighting the war.

Yea, I can imagine how much tougher it was to face all those disapproving looks. My uncle had it easy, just kicking back for the most part. I mean infantry training isn't that hard right? Especially when you spend a couple of years doing it. And he only had to fight in three campaigns, Guadalcanal, Saipan and Okinawa. Guadalcanal and Saipan were long sure, and Okinawa was intense, but I'm sure there were some long and intense stuff going on with the COs. And of course my uncle had to deal with killing people, his friends getting killed, and his unit shooting up a few civilians accidently one night. That was pretty tough, but he only dreams about that woman screaming once a month now. And hey, the combat guys got all the dames, so that's some consolation. Unless you were dead, or in my uncle's case in the hospital for 8 months right through the end of the war and beyond trying to fight off a serious series of infections from your wounds, the worst of which takes off a couple of inches of the business end of your manhood while the rest of the country is celebrating. But you're right, I'm sure it took more courage to be a CO.

I know that some of the COs served in hazardous situations etc., and I know it was hard, but it's hard to be a soldier in combat too, it's hard for a moral man to kill. It takes a lot of courage.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I used to be in the Army but if I had to do it over again I'd take the Air Force.

Why, did you turn into a ***** in the interim?

[Frankychan]

I'd go for Army for the simple fact that I'm a psychology major and getting my bachelor's in psy, I'd automatically outrank my cousin (who I consider a brother) and for the fact that I'd like to mess with our enemies minds.

Oooooh, my psycho powers will make you do as I say!!!

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by frankychan
I'd go for Army for the simple fact that I'm a psychology major and getting my bachelor's in psy, I'd automatically outrank my cousin (who I consider a brother) and for the fact that I'd like to mess with our enemies minds.

Oooooh, my psycho powers will make you do as I say!!!

Explains the Though Control SE choice....

Anyway, my morality tells me that its completly wrong to kill (unless its ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED) so I'd run to switzerland

[Andemagne]

Originally posted by aaglo
Regulars (Jääkäri =Jager?)... and I think that grenade lauchers are part of the infantry too...

jep thats true. grenadiers of course. I'm a Guerilla with also recon training.

[aaglo]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Anyway, my morality tells me that its completly wrong to kill (unless its ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED) so I'd run to switzerland

Nah, this just proves, that you are SCARED AS HELL of me and my team.

We are waiting just behind the border, near Viipuri...