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10-02-2008, 11:07 AM
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In Finland there's a thing called mandatory military service, and today was the last day of the 270 days of it! Just had to let you all know. 
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10-02-2008, 11:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: footballscannotbekickediguess | | | It's good for you. It builds character.
I think it actually would be a good idea for mandatory military service in the US.
I grew up and learned more about myself and the world in general in that 4 years than I have in the almost 20 since.
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10-02-2008, 01:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland | | Onnittelut!
Yep, feels a bit unreal when you get out from that place. Suddenly you're free again. I did a 240 days service in 97-98.
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10-02-2008, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy  It's good for you. It builds character.
I think it actually would be a good idea for mandatory military service in the US.
I grew up and learned more about myself and the world in general in that 4 years than I have in the almost 20 since. | I am all for mandatory service here too. Not like the starbuck- drinking college kids would ever let that happen though
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10-02-2008, 05:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | | Yeah, that's what we need more of in the U.S. - government intrusion in our daily lives.
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10-02-2008, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swede lost in the 5th republic | | | We have (had maybe even) the same in Sweden, I got a shrink paper saying I was not fit for it. Having to learn to kill without a choice, is probably somewhere against the human rights declaration (if they would have taken me to the judge trying to neglect my shrink paper, I would have claimed that).
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10-02-2008, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Kruton I am all for mandatory service here too. Not like the starbuck- drinking college kids would ever let that happen though | Not like they shouldn't have an equal voice in the matter either...  |
10-02-2008, 05:41 PM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | | They're gonna have to introduce conscriiiiiiiiiiption!
They're gonna have to take away my prescriiiiiiiiiption!
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10-02-2008, 06:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | Military service? I thought you got divorced! |
10-03-2008, 03:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland | | Quote:
Originally Posted by D.Don We have (had maybe even) the same in Sweden, I got a shrink paper saying I was not fit for it. Having to learn to kill without a choice, is probably somewhere against the human rights declaration (if they would have taken me to the judge trying to neglect my shrink paper, I would have claimed that). | There's always the opportunity to do civil or weapon-free service instead. But you must do some kind of service if you're a man, unless your doctor says you can't. If you refuse you're sent to prison.
The Swedish rules are much less strict than here, very few people go to the army there compared to Finland. When I was in the army, there were people from all over the world there too (Sweden, US, Canada, Saudi-Arabia...). None of them wanted to come but they had to because they had a Finnish citizenship. Didn't matter if they'd ever lived in Finland.
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10-03-2008, 03:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | Glad we don't have that here. I'd definitely rather go to prison.
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10-03-2008, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Toasted Glad we don't have that here. I'd definitely rather go to prison. |
I agree, but at least Finland seems to be more sensible about countries it declares war on... 
Joke, joke!! 
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10-03-2008, 04:39 AM
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10-03-2008, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by GregC They're gonna have to introduce conscriiiiiiiiiiption!
They're gonna have to take away my prescriiiiiiiiiption! | When I look at this thread, Google ads is showing this :
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10-03-2008, 04:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London UK | | | I generally agree with compulsory civil service, with military service being one voluntary option.
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10-03-2008, 07:04 AM
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10-03-2008, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy It's good for you. It builds character.
I think it actually would be a good idea for mandatory military service in the US. |
Bad, bad, bad idea! I don't want to have to deal with 100 kids a year who don't want to be there. We're as good as we are because we're an all volunteer force.
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10-03-2008, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Pacman Bad, bad, bad idea! I don't want to have to deal with 100 kids a year who don't want to be there. We're as good as we are because we're an all volunteer force. | I was just thinking the same thing. |
10-03-2008, 11:56 AM
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10-03-2008, 12:03 PM
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