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[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 months ago (11 children)

My high school made us take the ASVAB. I ended up with an 88, and it took threats of harassment charges to stop all 3 major branches from just showing up at my house unannounced.

They also straight up lied when trying to get me to join the reserves, saying I'd never be called to active duty. But, they had already been calling reserves to active duty in Afghanistan/Iraq. Idk why they thought I'd be dumb enough to believe them, considering they wanted me because of my test score.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Idk why they thought I’d be dumb enough to believe them,

It's literally their job to lie and there's a good chance this is a lie they were successfully sold when they joined.

The US Military is basically just an MLM that ends with your kneecaps blown off in a friendly fire incident.

[–] niktemadur 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That's what it became after the draft was abolished... for the time being, hopefully forever.

Imagine the power these people had before that legislative event. "You've been drafted. You will go to South Pacific/Korea/Vietnam or you will go to jail."

[–] wolfeh 4 points 10 months ago

“You’ve been drafted. You will go to South Pacific/Korea/Vietnam or you will go to jail.”

Jail has never sounded so good.

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