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      that’s is the main character from the movie “all quiet on the Western front” which adapt the book with the same name. The movie and book are about WW1 and have anti war themes. The author of the picture is probably just trying to equate the US army to Germany at the end of WW1 where they have no more men left.

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    Is it becaues people are realising the whole system is designed to intentionally deny an education which is then offered as bait to coerce people into enlisting?

    I haven’t finished revoking my citizenship (this year, I hope!) , but knowing I will forever be out of reach of the US draft once I do is extremely motivating.

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    Is it…

    a. …low morale before even stepping on the boot camp,…

    b. …fighting so many wars that your resources get drained,…

    c. …people realizing being reliant of military service to get good shit sucks or,…

    d. …all of the above?

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      It will surely be proposed. They might also, like some other decaying empires, try to switch partially to mercenaries or foreign recruits, i bet there would be plenty of people who would enlist for a promise of citizenship.

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        You’d think after mandatory military training most people would be running for the hills because who would want to suffer through that?

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        Mandatory one year “training” for all males once they are 18 that can be extended for another year.

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      If there’s a draft, I’m burning the fucking card and fleeing to China. I don’t give a shit if I have to swim there.

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    Damn that soldier looks so defeated, reminds me of pics of people drafted during Vietnam, sad shit. Modern soldiers aren’t drafted so I don’t feel AS bad, but it’s important to note plenty of people that go into the military have very few skills and opportunities.