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>You know how I know you've never worked with infantrymen, lol? Irrelevant but ok. >A conscripted army by definition has lax standards of vetting and lesser s
by omgwtfbbq 5y ago
>You know how I know you've never worked with infantrymen, lol?
Irrelevant but ok.
>A conscripted army by definition has lax standards of vetting and lesser standards of training
In Switzerland:
"People determined unfit for service, where fitness is defined as "satisfying physically, intellectually and psychological requirements for military service or civil protection service and being capable of accomplishing these services without harming oneself or others", are exempted from service but pay a 3% additional annual income tax until the age of 37, unless they are affected by a disability. Almost 20% of all conscripts were found unfit for military or civilian service in 2008; the rate is generally higher in urban cantons such as Zurich and Geneva than in the rural ones"
>There's nothing magical about getting yelled at for 90 days that makes them less likely to solve problems with violence
You really think average Joe who walks into walmart and walks out with a rifle is going to be as responsible a gun owner as someone with military training? Also Basic in Switzerland is ~140 days for reference...
- ryanlol 5y agoAt least in Finland people aren’t really vetted. The “determined unfit for service” thing is more of an opt-out, nobody will force it upon you unless you’re obviously disabled. You have to go to the doctor and ask to be deemed unfit, you’d have to do something crazy to have that forced upon you against your will. I don’t think Swiss is any different.
- omgwtfbbq 5y ago>I don’t think Swiss is any different. I literally posted a quote saying 20% of conscripts are rejected as unfit... But this is all way outside the original point I was making anyway.
- ryanlol 5y agoYou mean 20% of conscripts choose to opt out because they don’t want to spend a year of their life in the military? :)