Despite any moral objections, I cannot even act like I would be fighting for a war even if I supported it. I wouldn't even be seen as a threat. I would probably just be a casualty of a random grenade. No, I would rather defy a draft and either flee or get dragged off to prison. At least in prison, I'll definitely be able to find protection. Protection with a price, but still protection.
No way... at least in physical combat. I'm not that strong :/ I am studying drugs in school, so I can probably help out in the health department by treating ill soldiers. According to the U.S. Army website, this profession is called Pharmacy Specialist. I never knew that existed until now o.o
Call me amoral, but the reason why I ever wanted to join the military was to challenge myself because the military is hell. It's tough and it's brutal, and I love competition. However, take a look at my medical history, and you will see I don't qualify because I am a "risk and a liability". Matter of fact I got pdq'ed at MEPS over a self-inflicted scar on my left forearm(why was I so stupid!) for anyone who knows. I'm very bitter and resentful, but I have a plan to get back in. Just not for the people, but for my own individual sense of pride. I will however only fight if its justified, and choose the lesser of two evils. ANYONE who joins the military for honor is pathetic. The American military as I know it, has unethical tactics to pull fresh bodies in. You are told to lie, only to possibly get dishonorably discharged and live your life as a felon. This idea is what screwed me up. How can you claim honor when you are lying?! WTH The pride is just a romantic and appealing poster cover; nothing indicative of true military integrity. Their is a hidden agenda, and it's a service after all. Go in, but with your own reasons, not those of some higher authority. If I can't get back into the Marines preferably, Plan C(ivilian) will be my only option. I would move to another country to serve their military, and expatriate from America. I don't believe I will have a fulfilling life if I don't expose myself to another world, one where society's issues is front and center in the greater picture of international affairs. I want that experience because I'm upset at the world's current condition. I need both sides to better do that.
A few years ago I was offered a position to join the French army as non-combatant for my skills in Persian. I supposed it was either for a mission in Afghanistan or to be a spy in Iran (at the same time a French student was in jail for spying the nuclear development). And it if was for the Afghanistan battlefield I can’t support Dari, the Persian dialect of Afghanistan, so I have declined. When I came to Canada (I’m a citizen of both France and Canada), and I was searching for a job in museum, I was approached by the Canadian Army too. I found that funny. But I’m definitely not a combatant type. Maybe I missed an opportunity as an international spy master or an influent consultant (and when I see the development of the war from the fall of Saddam, the Arab Spring, the growing influence of Iran and now with ISIS, most countries are all ill-advised about how to handle this).
That was his negotiation! Like seriously the idea that if only everyone had sat down at a table with hitler in 39 and had a chat about things over a pint everything would have been ok, is delusional Let's imagine the west had disarmed completely post ww2 what the world would look like today.. it's easy to be idealistic but there is a reality to consider
The EU has not a "still-to-be-determined" purpose. It does quite a lot of things (especially related to trade inside the EU itself). =] I don't think the EU will ultimately be like Germany/Poland/Italy. For me that makes as much sense as claiming that will happen to the U.S. (Not to rule out a possible split in the EU or U.S.) Well, lemons, some people actually think like "well, Ukraine, that's basically Russia." :dry: And yes, some people think like that here ("it was all USSR once - they're all the same"). So, you pointing out those examples makes little impression on those people. You see it films too, the Russian guy is the "cold" and "rational" one.
i made that decision a long time ago when i enlisted in the Canadian Forces Reserve. even though my job was teaching, if the order came you went; simple as that. my service will be up in about 6 months and then im done.
I have no interest in fighting a war waged by politicians - we know that in the past many men and women died for phony wars that shouldn't have ever happened. I also wouldn't want to ever feel responsible for taking someone's life, no matter who they were or what they had done. I know that would just eat me up inside.
If I did not have a disability which would prevent me from fighting than I would probably see myself fighting a war. Maybe I could work as a military strategist or something non combat. I don't think with my hearing loss I could do well in combat. I believe in that war as dangerous as it is especially with the dangers we face today it is necessary and unavoidable at times. We are at a dangerous crossroads and I would honestly hope to God Jesus comes before ISIS comes to my doorstep.
Good news for you (and for everybody else): isis is loosing ground these days...like literally. The bad news is that this means that Assad will get in power again but he is the lesser evil, that's for sure. Quem: You're missing the point: US = country, EU = NOT a country. The EU is just a union...like the soviet union. It will lose power overtime, especially when the Brits leave or when some other country leaves. And...yeah: I am actually kind of "happy" (just a bit) for the Ukraine vs Russia conflict simply because this showed to 99% of the Americans that eastern europeans aren't russians. Years ago I remember watching some documentary about Ukraine, made by an American/English female reporter who possibly had lesbian/bisexual tendencies lol...so she introduced Ukraine as a "country known for its sexy women" - yes, until the war Ukraine was thought in the west as nothing but a country full of easy,beautiful,"traditional" women. The war apparently got 99% of the americans confused "wait...why are ukrainians fighting russia when they are also russians 0_0"...
I have not been keeping track of the situation but that's good to hear. IT still makes me nervous though with ISIS recruiting here in the US. It seems worse the Al Quaida.
ISIS is the flavor of the week. Somebody else will take their place. The world seems to think, stomping out the people will solve the problem, when it's the ideology that is the problem. This is why I respect the cleverness, but not the acts, of such organizations as ISIS. Again, I'm not saying what they do is right or proper, just that they know what they're doing. When you entangle extremism into something, especially religion, it functions like a cultural parasite. By embedding itself into, say, Islam, any attack against ISIS tends to come off looking like an attack on Islam. This is why it's so hard to effectively fight such organizations, because so long as they have the ability to believe, they have the potential to exist. If you want to take out ISIS, you have to undermine their claims. You have to show, not tell, a better life to their resource providers and recruitment pools. This is how you strangle their growth, isolate their dedicated core, and remove them. Otherwise, you can kill a hundred extremists, and another hundred will take up arms, to "avenge their fallen brothers and sisters". But there is money to be made in long conflicts. It divides people along the lines of race, religion, nationality, and even economic status, while centering the power into those who manufacture and have claims. There are benefits to be had in long conflicts, because it depresses a nation into hopelessness, where think they can do nothing but accept it, or enlist and help bring about conclusion. A truly genius, but heinous tactic.
