Random Poll of the Day! (23)

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If in your country there was a law which says that once you finish high-school and reach the age of 18, you need to join the army. Would you do so?

Poll runs till January 8th, 2051, 8:06 am

Yes, even though I wouldn't want to, it's still the law.
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24%
Yes, even though I wouldn't want to, it's still the law.
5
24%
No. I will do whatever it takes to get out of that.
11
52%
 
Total votes: 21
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Akonyl wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote:
Usually people stay calm. Some people don't even notice that they are low on sugar till they are almost unconscious already D: Depends on the person and his body. But there are cases when people "go nuts" (I don't btw. :p) But you never know right? So they made the law to protect the diabetic person and the people that could get hurt in case one would go nuts.

To protect diabetic people there is also a law were I can't spend blood too :( Tho I wanted :/
aww, first you said you didn't go "totally nuts", now you say you don't go nuts at all. That's much more boring. D:
Well, no one provoked me yet while I was on low sugar XD So I never beat somebody up yet ;p
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Kleene Onigiri wrote: Not sure. But I thought you still need to do the basic training?
I'm not sure about other nations' armies, but yes, there is a basic training. HOWEVER, while in the past they were very demanding of this and might kick out people who can't, these days, they just as well might let you skip the training and place you in an office job without much training.
Kleene Onigiri wrote: They also don't take psychopaths into the army, right?
From some incidents I've heard of, I sometimes wonder about that. But heck, if they take to the army a guy with irrational fear from shirt buttons, I wouldn't be surprised at anything.
Kleene Onigiri wrote: And there are a lot of people with diabetes. And I doubt they let 20 people handle a radio ::)
While that was only an example (there are so many jobs in the army, such as secratery/interviewer/someone who carries stuff/driver/etc.), I can assure you there are far more than twenty people in the base with the radio station.
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Kleene Onigiri wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote:
Usually people stay calm. Some people don't even notice that they are low on sugar till they are almost unconscious already D: Depends on the person and his body. But there are cases when people "go nuts" (I don't btw. :p) But you never know right? So they made the law to protect the diabetic person and the people that could get hurt in case one would go nuts.

To protect diabetic people there is also a law were I can't spend blood too :( Tho I wanted :/
aww, first you said you didn't go "totally nuts", now you say you don't go nuts at all. That's much more boring. D:
Well, no one provoked me yet while I was on low sugar XD So I never beat somebody up yet ;p
note to self: change this.
Why? Want a broken nose? Just ask nicely >D
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Kor wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote: Not sure. But I thought you still need to do the basic training?
I'm not sure about other nations' armies, but yes, there is a basic training. HOWEVER, while in the past they were very demanding of this and might kick out people who can't, these days, they just as well might let you skip the training and place you in an office job without much training.
Well, then I could also not go to the army directly but stay "at home" and do some work there right? Aka doing "Zivi".
Kleene Onigiri wrote: They also don't take psychopaths into the army, right?
From some incidents I've heard of, I sometimes wonder about that. But heck, if they take to the army a guy with irrational fear from shirt bottoms, I wouldn't be surprised at anything.
True. But officially they don't take them ;p
Kleene Onigiri wrote: And there are a lot of people with diabetes. And I doubt they let 20 people handle a radio ::)
While that was only an example (there are so many jobs in the army, such as secratery/interviewer/someone who carries stuff/driver/etc.), I can assure you there are far more than twenty people in the base with the radio station.
Well, if it's the whole radio station we talk about, then they clearly need more than 20 XD
But like I said. I could also stay at home and do a different job that's also important and don't have to be "directly hired" by the army.
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Abs. wrote: I'm really curious as to what these conditions are.
Condition 1: As soon as I join the army, all wars have to stop so I never have to fight. Instead, we'll have international DDR-offs to decide everything.
Condition 2: I get my own special refrigerator.

The army still won't agree to these terms, so there's nothing I can do. ^^

Actually, they might take me. I haven't done too much research into who can enlist and who can't. But I have a slight heart murmur. And I have a problematically low resting heart rate, so I get weak and dizzy and even sometimes black out if I stand up too fast, which seems like it could lead to some wacky but unfortunate hi-jinks if I were in uniform.
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Well... Until now, every guy had to join the army when they reached 18, unless they went to study. The girls could choose. It changed now though.

But because I'm studying law and I'm even not downloading illegeal stuff and keeping it (lol), I would go with the first option. No matter what, it's YES.
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Well, if you really didn't want to serve and were in the United States, I believe you can still say: "No, sorry.  I'm gay."

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If it were required of me, I wouldn't like to join, but I would follow the law.

As it is, I have a friend in the army who basically told me he'd murder me if I ever enlisted. ;D
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Voted no. I'd fake being totally nuts if I needed to.
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Do i of all people have to answer. *evil grin similar to gins* I am willing to be out on the first burn. even with a broken leg i would fight with crutches or in a wheel chair.
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Kleene Onigiri wrote: I think I can't become a doctor/surgeon either.
"Ok, I opened him. Now I'll cut this part here..." *get's unconscious and falls into the patient*
Hmm... nope, I don't think I can XD
Just concentrate and carve a pentagram on his lung or something. He'll get better. I <3 Trauma center
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Chekhov MacGuffin wrote:
Kleene Onigiri wrote: I think I can't become a doctor/surgeon either.
"Ok, I opened him. Now I'll cut this part here..." *get's unconscious and falls into the patient*
Hmm... nope, I don't think I can XD
Just concentrate and carve a pentagram on his lung or something. He'll get better. I <3 Trauma center
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No, I wouldn't want my hair to be cut too short.
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NO. D:

Me seeing dead ppl = fear = me passed out and lying there half-dead before i even did anything.

So no. I can't even look at a scar without shuddering. And I'm a pacifist. :(
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About cutting hair, here it is not required as long as you wear a hairnet. My friend used that when he went trough military training.

Option two for me, but I doubt they would want me since I'll start hyperventilating at everything upsetting. Lame I know but I can't help it, when I get really sad or scared I just start doing it.
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