Conscription is still a thing in, like, tons of countries.

#2 - kewolsky

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(03/20/2017) [-]

Age 17: Why yes you can be conscripted!

#97 to #2 - jackleeswagger

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(03/20/2017) [-]

Isn't a military ID just as good as an over 21 ID to get alcohol?

#146 to #97 - lolrushero

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depends, its still illegal if you're underage, but most places will see it and let you in, for the most part they dont care.

#137 to #97 - Sunburn

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There are some places where if you're old enough to die for your country, you're old enough to drink... the US is not one of them. You have to be 21.

#145 to #137 - archiethesailor

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I don't know how true that is. According to my dad, who was in the military for 20 years, if you lived on base, you could be served alcohol before turning 21.

#151 to #145 - Sunburn

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That is no longer the case. You have to be 21 now. You can drink with people you know (who buy the liquor), as long as your chain of command doesn't know. But you can not purchase alcohol anymore under the age of 21 in the military.

#165 to #151 - SheWolfie

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Depending on the Liquor store, sometimes you could just say you don't have your driver's license and show a Military ID. Some cheaper, run down stores will sell it to you

#164 to #151 - archiethesailor

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Well, that's pretty disappointing. At least I know now.

#162 to #151 - anon id: 61760c0f

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I know you were speaking about the US in particular, but i thought you might like to know that if you're a US soldier stationed overseas, the drinking age is changed to the host country's drinking age. In Germany, I could purchase alcohol from the class six/shopette at 18.

#198 to #162 - Sunburn

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I was stationed in Korea last year in the US Army, if you were under 21 you received severe punishment if you imbibed alcohol. And the person who bought it for you was in deeper trouble. I'm not sure when you were in or which branch, so it may have been different for your circumstances.

#221 to #198 - absolutedisgust

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US Army, Germany

#166 to #162 - phillycheeseblunt

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I don't think that extends to all branches. It's at the discretion of the CO for Navy/USMC

#105 to #97 - chrysaor

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Only if you're actually 21. It's valid ID, but it doesn't magically make you of drinking age.

#110 to #105 - xgolgothax

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States independently set their legal drinking ages, all have set it at 21 because there are department of transportation funds for roads and highways that are withheld from states that go below that age. The form of ID is irrelevant, you must be 21 by state statute.

#155 to #110 - AztecJew

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Is that really the root reason for the drinking age? I'd like to read more into that

#144 to #110 - anon id: e80a306d

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Negative, jackieeswagger is correct. Upon joining the military you may obtain the right to drink when certain conditions are met and in the end circumventing the entire age law.

#217 to #144 - spacefield

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am military
can confirm are wrong.

#197 to #144 - terminalinfinity

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No you are ******* wrong. Only South Carolina allows Service members to drink, regardless of age. Everywhere else its illegal.

Even if they "look the other way" on certain military bases or VFW posts, its still not legal.

undertheradar.military.com/2015/03/sound-off-lo...
www.vice.com/en_us/article/should-underage-sold...
popularmilitary.com/bill-introduced-allow-under...

#81 to #2 - alphagex

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thank god somebody else said it or else i was going to mention it

#61 to #2 - ddoggdiggity

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#53 to #2 - tobyrho

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#75 to #53 - kageken

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What is this image from?

#115 to #75 - tobyrho

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I stole it from another guy who didnt have a source aswell

#7 to #2 - itsgnar

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I shiit that hits low.
But what is he doing in a bar (maybe) alone though.

#138 to #7 - Sunburn

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Could be in a restaurant that serves alcohol.

#118 to #7 - leafonthewind

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well his friend isn't there to go with him

#89 to #7 - sociocat

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EEEEY GNAR

#95 to #89 - itsgnar

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Ey boi

#100 to #95 - sociocat

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how ya doin bro

#101 to #100 - itsgnar

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Doin fine lad, doin fine.

#67 to #7 - stalkerexplain

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R A R E F L A G

#68 to #67 - itsgnar

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It's peru, shut the **** up.

#70 to #68 - stalkerexplain

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Looks like counterfeit Canada to be honest

#189 to #70 - kingxcvii

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Savage

#79 to #70 - comexx

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#3 to #2 - emperorwatergate

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wait

is conscription still a thing in the US

#194 to #3 - powerlesscheese

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Yes but it will take nothing short of WWIII for us to actually use conscripts again

#30 to #3 - boeka

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Finnish conscription..
War never changes.

#25 to #3 - Tyranitar

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Every male citizen must sign up for it upon hitting 18, even though we haven't used it since Vietnam.

Won't do us any damn good, though. If things get bad enough that we need it, a lot of us are getting the hell out. I'd honestly prefer to go to jail for attempted dodging.

#20 to #3 - masdercheef

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The situation is basically "there isn't any draft but we're still gonna register you just in case we do end up needing it due to some horrible, calamitous event"

#83 to #20 - anon id: 0645406a

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Right, like nuclear war with China...

#114 to #83 - thegrimgenius

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I don't think you'll need conscription in a nuclear war.

#19 to #3 - dyelfagget

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We have a law where everyone signs up to be conscripted should it become necessary. But it hasn't been used since Vietnam. The joke of the comic is that you can enter the military at 18 and do all that **** while still being under 21 the minimum age to drink alcohol.

#167 to #19 - marinepenguin

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You can join as early as 17 if you have parental consent.

#171 to #167 - dyelfagget

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Technically true but usually you won't ever be an active duty member of the service until after you have turned 18. Even if you enlist at 17 you usually won't finish highschool and boot camp and your mos school before 18.

#173 to #171 - marinepenguin

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There were two guys who were 17 that I went through all my training with. One turned 18 in training, the other turned 18 maybe 3 months after entering his job.

I think you're right in most cases turning 18 before they finish training, but it's not a rule that you have to be 18 to start active service.

#15 to #3 - sketchE

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the draft is still on the books and youre expected to register for it but it hasnt happened since what nam?

#11 to #3 - Kanoah

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Conscription is still a thing in, like, tons of countries. First world countries, too.

#10 to #3 - kewolsky

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I have service Duty, all males from 17 to 45 in the kingdom of the Netherlands has it and can be called upon to be medically and mentally checked and if approved conscripted in the military.
Article 89 of our constitution.

#8 to #3 - sgtmajjohnson

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We are registered with Selective Service when we turn 18, in case the country needs to use conscripted troops again. However, draftees haven't been used in decades and are unlikely to be used again in the future because of the massive numbers and increased morale of volunteer troops that the U.S. has at present.

#219 to #8 - spacefield

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unless you're in the navy
"Cleaning will continue until morale improves."

#5 to #3 - usarmyexplain

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No, its not.

#4 to #3 - lexbomber

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Yes, though we haven't used it since Vietnam because there hasn't been a large enough need to use it

#6 to #4 - usarmyexplain

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The current force level of around 2 million service members counting active, reserve, and guard is actually maintained without conscription. No, we do not need conscripts. If there is a war that requires more than 2 million people to fight, conscripts aren't going to help

#204 to #6 - powerlesscheese

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I'm sure if we we were invaded by some extraterrestrial force that doesn't know the concept of surrender we probably would just like any other country. Granted its extremely unlikely but not an impossible sanaerio.

#211 to #204 - usarmyexplain

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If we get invaded then all bets are off and its full on Red Dawn

#213 to #211 - powerlesscheese

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Ayefairenough.png

#59 to #6 - bobducky

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But god help the world if we need more than 2 million.

#9 to #6 - lexbomber

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Ah, alright. Thanks for setting the record straight buddy