> WW1 and WW2 both relied heavily on forced conscription, on all sides Yes, sorta. Once again, you can't generalise about this stuff. Every country approached

> WW1 and WW2 both relied heavily on forced conscription, on all sides Yes, sorta. Once again, you can't generalise about this stuff. Every country approached it differently. Often conscription only happened after all the volunteers were depleted - i.e., it wasn't the first port of call. > So did the Vietnam War. Not in my country. The US, and Australia, yes, but New Zealand hasn't used conscription since WW2, despite fighting in Malaya, Borneo, Korea, Vietnam, East Timor, Afghanistan etc. > Deserters are imprisoned or shot. I thought it was just executed? At least it was in your prior comments. > The US military is currently all volunteer. But they're still not allowed to desert. Sure. Military discipline being what it is, well, yeah, I'm not overly surprised. But a) no-one forced them there at the muzzle of a gun, as you alleged, and b) no-one is shooting them for leaving. So... well, not really sure what your point was.