Re:Sweden brings back military conscription
by jib on Thursday March 02, 2017 @10:50AM
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Swedish conscription (before it was cancelled) was very close to voluntary anyways.
When I did the tests for it, about 20 years ago, only about one in five or so were picked from the tests, and it was trivial to avoid being picked if you didn't want to do it.
You motivate people the same way you motivate anyone I guess - you're here, you can make the best of it and learn some useful skills, or you can be spending the next year miserable.
We're doing useful important things here, and you can play a role in that, while learning (medical care/mechanical work/computer skills/languages/leadership skills... whatever).
If you really dont want to be there, you have ways out (both civil service, and flunking tests badly, or in an extreme case, go to jail).
When I did the tests for it, about 20 years ago, only about one in five or so were picked from the tests, and it was trivial to avoid being picked if you didn't want to do it.
You motivate people the same way you motivate anyone I guess - you're here, you can make the best of it and learn some useful skills, or you can be spending the next year miserable.
We're doing useful important things here, and you can play a role in that, while learning (medical care/mechanical work/computer skills/languages/leadership skills... whatever).
If you really dont want to be there, you have ways out (both civil service, and flunking tests badly, or in an extreme case, go to jail).