Sweden brings back military conscription

Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by TeMPOraL on Thursday March 02, 2017 @12:32PM (#13776106)

I think it's not that bad. When you've had a conscript military for decades, the service is a fact of life. Just like school and taxes. People get over it.

Also my impression is that a lot of military equipment isn't very high-tech precisely so that it doesn't require that much expertise to operate and service in the field. So you need only a limited amount of specialists, and conscripts can just become trained users.

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Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by vinceguidry on Thursday March 02, 2017 @12:46PM (#13776283)

I think a lot of people equate the march of technology with complexity, but this isn't even typically the case. Advances in tech often make less complicated weapons more workable. Think steel production techniques enabling better armor. Armor's not getting more complicated, just better.

The M1A1 Abrams tank is extremely simple to operate and man. Regardless, it's quite formidable.

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Re:Sweden brings back military conscription by walshemj on Thursday March 02, 2017 @04:14PM (#13778288)

I bet the M1A1 is more complex to maintain and operate that say A Sherman or a Grant and you have one less crew member

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