Hey I've seen this one before.
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I saw it on a... Rerun.
No no no. They're the good guys this time, we promise
I did a tour as a conscript. I hated "losing" over a year of my life when I was drafted.
Looking back, I actually had fun, learned a lot about society, as we were from all walks of life and I came from a priviledged environment. Made great friends.
Got to play with a bunch of things that go bang and brrrrrr. (The MG is awesome!).
Learned to kill in a bunch of ways, being in a Scout unit. Thankfully I never deployed, so it all stayed theory.
Learned a lot about patience, discipline, survival within a dystopian bureaucracy, repressing the urge to frag, teamwork, esprit de corps, and much more.
I really think that despite all the shit that being in the military entails, it was definitely a net positive for me, especially because I never deployed.
Isn't Germany already the biggest military within Europe?
Financially yes, equipment and manpower wise no.
Better keep your grades up
Uhh... the US accepts teenage volunteers. Many countries have and do conscript 18-yos for mandatory service.
This is non-news
The German military is increasing it's enlistment goals. That's absolutely news. It's not shocking or incredibly interesting, but it's still news.
in the usa they accept 17, as long as your training completion is at or near your 18th birthday i think, or somewhere close that you would be 18 by the time of next year?
With parental consent
Which is coerced by withholding fundamental services like healthcare and education from parts of society in the US.
Economic conscription is not consent.