(07-22-2024, 12:24 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote:

(07-22-2024, 11:01 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Looks like a very straightforward article to me about things that are happening in Europe.  Not a grand conspiracy to introduce conscription in the United States.

There was an article posted here in the last few weeks saying the Biden administration was working towards bringing back the draft so the idea is not far fetched. 

I read a different article regarding European countries bringing back conscription and was impressed with Norway's system of having 20+ thousand active military members but can call up to a million 'reservists' if needed. I wonder how often those citizen soldiers train.

I worked with a lot of Norwegians when I was a government contractor.  Their system is very different from ours.  It's pretty much a "normal job" to them (they can quit at any time or be fired for any number of reasons).  I'm not sure how their "army" works since I dealt with aircrews (pilots, flight engineers, sensor operators, etc.), but I remember one pilot instructor in particular that told me that he was "quitting" to take on a new job of the equivalent of our Secret Service.  I asked him if he needed to finish his term (as in enlistment contract) and he told me that they don't have contracts.

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