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> conscription by force Is there any unforced conscription? By definition conscription is compulsory.
by ben_w 7mo ago
> conscription by force
Is there any unforced conscription? By definition conscription is compulsory.
- nick486 7mo agoits a question of degree. going to the barracks when you get called up by mail vs getting grabbed off the street, punched in the face and shoved into a bus headed for the training center.
- ryandrake 7mo agoBut if you don't do #1, then #2 will happen involuntarily, right? So conscription ultimately = physically forced.
- jltsiren 7mo agoThey will probably go to prison instead, like some of my friends did. Giving military training to people who definitely don't want it can be a bad idea for many reasons.
- samus 7mo agoUnmotivated draftees are mostly used as a workforce. Especially in modern warfare, soldiers without significant training are worse than useless, as the wrong action at the wrong time can compromise the stealth and mission of their unit.
- phyzome 7mo agoMake someone a slave and give them a loaded gun, what could go wrong?