If your country would have mandatory military enlistment when you will rather do it and why?

Germany did have it, but in 2015 they got rid of it for good. Later on they realised that a lot people enlisted as social worker instead and that the number of social worker even outgrew numbers from the years before while the military is slowly shrinking.

At first they said it was good to have all those men and women helping for good, but they later on cried how people don't want to go to the military no more

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yeah we have it the same in Poland, army became a "job" in early 2009

we even do have options that you can be full-time soldier, or part time one working for territorial defence forces

Yeah same here

IDK how it exactly works for Britain, but the Scottish husband of my aunt came to Germany with the British army. He than decided to stay in Germany after meeting my aunt and got married to her. When he was 40+ he had to leave the army and is now working as truck driver in Germany.

If women are also forced to enlist, I probably would have gone after university.

In my country we have it but a lot of man escape it although it's mandatory

I would leave

I was at mandatory military service in my country when I was 19 years old. Imo faster you do it is better so you can focus on your life.

We actually have it, and it's obligatory at 18, you can't postpone it. But, in reality, 80% gets exempted because there aren't enough spots nor the budget for everyone. If you are a university student or say you don't want to serve, you get sent to the back of the queue and there's only a small chance you can get drafted.

They had it for men here but they cancelled it when I was little

I would ask my parents to pull strings and get me exempt

I'd make a career out of it. I think it would suit me so I'd probably enlist after high school and become a full time soldier.

Well For one I'm female and two I am way way too old, in fact I'd be retiring.

If I’m not willingly enlisting in the us military what makes you think I’m gonna allow them to force me?

But in all seriousness, it probably wouldn’t apply to me. I am and woman with a medical past. I would probably get an exemption of some sort.

after HS
I think that the perfect time
for military enlistment

even back on my day during my HS days and 1st year of my university
I have join in ROTC

as a teenager we have youthful energy, lot of stamina and faster recovery rate
at that age can do multi task, too naive ?
that is the ideal time to join military enlistment

Idk maybe at my current age or after high school