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Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service (www.dw.com)

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I believe it is a good idea, not only will it foster a closer feeling of unity and understanding between citizens, it will also be something all citizens have in common, and something you can talk about with anyone.

I am a bit sad that I never got to do it, I did muster, but failed the hearing test, at the time I was relieved, but now, I miss it sort of.

[-] citizen@normalcity.life 8 points 10 months ago

If you want to bring people together create a program to do such thing. Forcing them into a shooting at people and dropping bombs course is the worst thing you could possibly come up with.

[-] cesium@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

You're able to refuse active military service and will be put into a civil service position. No one is forced to "shoot at people".

[-] citizen@normalcity.life 0 points 10 months ago

In your mind perhaps, in my country before they abolished military service you would get fined and sent to jail if you refused to go and they would teach everyone at last once how to shot a gun towards targets made to resemble human beings.

[-] cesium@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm talking about Germany as this article is talking about the potential reintroduced of mandatory military service there.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

Again, I said it was a good idea, not the be all end all of bringing people together, that is just one benefit of mandatory service.

You guys are really trying to misunderstand me.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I'm with ya OP.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

First world militaries do a hell of a lot more than fight. For example, talking to a young guy at a party last night and the older host. Kid's a Navy SIGINT guy, host is about to retire from commercial sailing. They got to chatting and the kid had been monitoring threats in the area the host's ship had passed through in '21.

After Hurricane Ivan the Florida Guard rolled in and saved our asses. After Katrina my ex-FIL led the Mississippi guard into south MS. They cut houses in half to open the roads.