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have to say country too, after all I am a part of the standing mobilising military forces of Norway, got drafted into it after I finished my mandatory tour of duty in the armed forces of Norway, since 1990 so it is my 14th year in this force. Have to say it wasnt voluntarily though, I felt i did my shores with my tour of duty 12 months of military service.
Even so the plan here aint to die defending Norway though but to kill the enemy 😄 😈
and storm here is a tissue
umm, I would be willing to die for my family or for a hypothetical girlfriend or hypothetical kids of mine from the future... Im sure that there are many other things I would be willing to die for.
Here is an interesting thing though... does mean that if you'd be willing to die for something, does that mean you would be willing to kill for something? For me the answer is yes... wondering if you guys would agree or disagree with that.
don't think so the country might want to recruit my bloodline and send to fight some stupid war.you protect your country on home turf not foreign soil. Thats why the name for the combined armed forces of Norway is DEFENCE. I agree I wouldnt participated in a war fought away from my home, but I rise arms if we were to be attaced. After all that is my task as a member of the standing mobilising forces of Norway or Home Guard as we call it. All of us that are drafted the Home Guard are persons who has done their mandatory military service to the country, so it is a well trained force not a raggle taggled local militia of gun happy rednecks as the name might indicate.
When you join some type of armed forces to protect your nation you not only defending your own interests but also the interest of others. Unfortunally the interests of others outweight a person's own interests. Which means whether you like it or not...you'll have to serve in some political driven war. Now, I myself had to registrate to the Selective service when I became 18. Wasn't my choice because is the law. Not that I'm complaining but when I look at the big picture not only am I fighting to keep my family protected but also someone else's family as well (which ruins it for me since I only care for my own).
Back in the good ol' days of tribal clans you look out for one another. Nowadays with these world nations democracy the whole idea of protecting your own land has been wiped out. So the only choice I got left is to shut up...sit down....and wait for some stupid call from Uncle Sam. Commanding me to report for duty because some swastika decorated Dictator in some overseas nation is committing a holocaust to his own people. Not my fault those ppl in that country pick the guy to ruled them, but now I gotta go there and help them? Nah! Not for me.
Would you die to protect one of your parents? I thought about it and I don't think I would. Sounds very cold hearted but think about it. If I were to have a child there is no way in hell I'd want them to sacrifice themselves to save my life. I'd be far happier to die knowing that they still had their whole life ahead of them. Maybe I'm wrong...