NSG Posters and the Military

[Grays Harbor]

I dislike the notion of killing people when ordered by governments.
And I cannot understand the kind of people who volunteer to do this.

Yes, I know, not everybody who joins the military will get to kill someone, and sure, they do help out when there's natural catastrophes and the like. But that doesn't change the fact that governments keep a military for violence and killing. They don't keep them so that they've always have people to carry sandbags when there's a flood.

there is also the "keep other people from commiting violence and killing against the citizens of the country" option as well.

[Cabra West]

I dislike the notion of killing people when ordered by governments.
And I cannot understand the kind of people who volunteer to do this.

Yes, I know, not everybody who joins the military will get to kill someone, and sure, they do help out when there's natural catastrophes and the like. But that doesn't change the fact that governments keep a military for violence and killing. They don't keep them so that they've always have people to carry sandbags when there's a flood.

there is also the "keep other people from commiting violence and killing against the citizens of the country" option as well.

I knew that would come up... there are however very, very few countries on the planet that have a military expressedly for defense purposes. And they're getting fewer by the day, what with Germany recently deciding it's ok to use their soldiers in wars of aggression again.
So unless the people we're talking about here are only in armies that aren't allowed to start any wars, this argument doesn't hold water.

[Fson]

I (Obviously) haven't been in the military yet, but I'm planning on joining the Army.

Not the question asked, i would say the same thing, but it would make me look like a tosser.

[Grays Harbor]

I dislike the notion of killing people when ordered by governments.
And I cannot understand the kind of people who volunteer to do this.

Yes, I know, not everybody who joins the military will get to kill someone, and sure, they do help out when there's natural catastrophes and the like. But that doesn't change the fact that governments keep a military for violence and killing. They don't keep them so that they've always have people to carry sandbags when there's a flood.

there is also the "keep other people from commiting violence and killing against the citizens of the country" option as well.

I knew that would come up... there are however very, very few countries on the planet that have a military expressedly for defense purposes. And they're getting fewer by the day, what with Germany recently deciding it's ok to use their soldiers in wars of aggression again.
So unless the people we're talking about here are only in armies that aren't allowed to start any wars, this argument doesn't hold water.

neither does the "bloodthirsty warmonger" argument hold water

[Cabra West]

I knew that would come up... there are however very, very few countries on the planet that have a military expressedly for defense purposes. And they're getting fewer by the day, what with Germany recently deciding it's ok to use their soldiers in wars of aggression again.
So unless the people we're talking about here are only in armies that aren't allowed to start any wars, this argument doesn't hold water.

neither does the "bloodthirsty warmonger" argument hold water

Never said that. All I said is that people joining the military must be willing to at one point or another kill another human being, when being told to.
And that mindset is beyond me.

[Manapraava]

If it makes any difference, 'Cryptologic Linguist' would be code words for 'get ready to listen to a HELL of a lot of radio traffic that may or may not be military related, and have fun deciphering it'. Some people I know enjoy it, some people I know have gone a little weird by it. Every CT I've known has been a little looney. Every. Single. One.
Can't say much about the Bradleys, beyond the fact they have a rather interesting gun weapon system. We use a very slightly modified version of it on the ship.

[Dyakovo]

I knew that would come up... there are however very, very few countries on the planet that have a military expressedly for defense purposes. And they're getting fewer by the day, what with Germany recently deciding it's ok to use their soldiers in wars of aggression again.
So unless the people we're talking about here are only in armies that aren't allowed to start any wars, this argument doesn't hold water.

neither does the "bloodthirsty warmonger" argument hold water

Never said that. All I said is that people joining the military must be willing to at one point or another kill another human being, when being told to.
And that mindset is beyond me.

Fair enough.