Poll: What if you were forced into military?

[RedVelvet]

I'd slap them silly for even thinking of such a silly idea

 

[Flytch]

I'd take the six month course.
It's shortest, as you said, so there's a smaller window of opportunity for me to get shot at.
While I'm there, I get to pick up neat weapon skills.

If the fighting starts, I defect and kill anyone who comes after me.
With a fucking skinning knife.
Slowly.

I'll ship the bodies back to them until they stop sending people after me.

*backs away slowly*

 

[cheesecake123]

now lets see if im a medic i would probably panic and not know what to do, artillery i would accidentaly blow up my own men, air force i would end up crashing into a control tower, i cant cook and if im making munitions i bound to lose a hand in some machinery.

sooo i guess it frontline combat for me *sigh* that is if i can pass training *sigh*

 

[Melon Hunter]

Screw conscription. I'd be out of the country when that happened. My stance was hardly chnaged when I watched Starship Troopers the other night (Although I guess being ripped apart by alien bugs is a bit different to being shot at)

 

[CheeseSandwichCake]

Civilian service, getting shot hurts more than driving a truck for a week.

 

[DeleteMe1112311]

The specific reason I live in the U.S is because I love my freedom (What little is left.) If they tried to draft us, I would flee to a country with no draft until the war was over. Or, if the patriot act was no longer in effect and I couldn't be imprisoned without trial, I would openly riot against it and refuse to be drafted.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

Actually, I AM being forced into the military for a mandatory 2 years of training, which is stupid. We are allies with every single major country.

 

[dontworryaboutit]

Will my experiences be anything like the film Stripes?

 

[Flytch]

I'd take the six month course.
It's shortest, as you said, so there's a smaller window of opportunity for me to get shot at.
While I'm there, I get to pick up neat weapon skills.

If the fighting starts, I defect and kill anyone who comes after me.
With a fucking skinning knife.
Slowly.

I'll ship the bodies back to them until they stop sending people after me.

*backs away slowly*

I don't like being forced into things, and I refuse to die as someones' dog.

I agree fully, conscription would never work, too many of us have developed our own minds

 

[Zacharine]

Will my experiences be anything like the film Stripes?

Who knows, never seen the movie

 

[dontworryaboutit]

Will my experiences be anything like the film Stripes?

Who knows, never seen the movie

Spoiler: My Response

D:<

 

[Agent Larkin]

I would serve my time and get out.

 

[Zacharine]

I'd take the six month course.
It's shortest, as you said, so there's a smaller window of opportunity for me to get shot at.
While I'm there, I get to pick up neat weapon skills.

If the fighting starts, I defect and kill anyone who comes after me.
With a fucking skinning knife.
Slowly.

I'll ship the bodies back to them until they stop sending people after me.

*backs away slowly*

I don't like being forced into things, and I refuse to die as someones' dog.

I agree fully, conscription would never work, too many of us have developed our own minds

That's part of the reason I made this poll: To see if people would choose to use their minds to agree with a conscription in a time of looming crisis.

 

[Jharry5]

I chose the long range combat training; I've always wanted to test whether I'd be any good with an actual rifle...
*ahem*
But, being an asthmatic, I don't think I can be drafted. Dammit... [/sarcasm]

 

[Julianking93]

Either sneak out or do the 6 month thing just for the combat training, but I could get that anywhere. Plus I hate the military, no offense to troops, just the people running it

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I would opt for frontline combat, But then, as soon as i finish uni, i'm joining the infantry.

 

[Zombie Badger]

I'd work in a field hospital. Don't have to kill anyone (A major problem with sniping or firing artillery or bombing is the knowing that you have killed someone), and I'm generally very altruistic.

 

[meece]

frontline combat, damned if I know why but I *think* I'd rather be doing something and learning something important than just wasting time for several months.....

 

[Zacharine]

Considering what North-Korea has done in the recent days (Armstice? Who needs it? Oh, and UN... If you put snactions on us, we will count that as an act of aggression...) my scenario in the OP might actually not be that far fetched as I originally though.

Considering that, disheartening figures have been revealed in this poll: 17,6% would up and leave the moment a forced conscription was made legal.