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whenever i read reports of guys dying because of their NS obligations, i always think to myself, "that could have been me." and it feels so bad because we are being forced to give up our lives for this cuntry when it is getting more fucked up by the day. why are we doing this?
last year a boy died due to a rare allergy from a chemical in the smoke grenades. that could have been me. any one of us could have had such an allergy, and it's funny because no one bothered doing any tests on us for these allergies before we enlisted although every soldier will definitely breathe in copious amounts of this smoke.
every year a good number of men die while doing their IPPT. that could have been me. any one could have an undiagnosed heart condition and suffered heart failure for pushing himself just that bit too far, just to be 10 seconds faster and avoid going for remedial training.
how about the accidents? killed by falling tree branch, crushed by vehicle, live firing mishaps, the list is endless. it all could have been me. and not forgetting all the stress and emotional turmoil associated with NS that we had to go through, it is not something that everyone can cope with.
beside that, there are those who serve in the police force or civil defence, they put themselves at directly risk each time they go on duty, chasing after suspects or entering burning buildings.
the last time i went for reservist i kept checking my back because i was so worried that some fucker would try to sneak up on me. why would i want to put my life in danger during reservist? just to get a state funeral and a post-humous promotion? in the end i would still be a dumb fuck who died for nothing.
i'm not against this national service, but why are we sacrificing 2 years of our youths and even our lives when other people are coming in and getting a free ride? there is literally no upside to our sacrifice but instead we suffer unlimited downsides.
i could have died for this country and i don't even know what i did it for.
last year a boy died due to a rare allergy from a chemical in the smoke grenades. that could have been me. any one of us could have had such an allergy, and it's funny because no one bothered doing any tests on us for these allergies before we enlisted although every soldier will definitely breathe in copious amounts of this smoke.
every year a good number of men die while doing their IPPT. that could have been me. any one could have an undiagnosed heart condition and suffered heart failure for pushing himself just that bit too far, just to be 10 seconds faster and avoid going for remedial training.
how about the accidents? killed by falling tree branch, crushed by vehicle, live firing mishaps, the list is endless. it all could have been me. and not forgetting all the stress and emotional turmoil associated with NS that we had to go through, it is not something that everyone can cope with.
beside that, there are those who serve in the police force or civil defence, they put themselves at directly risk each time they go on duty, chasing after suspects or entering burning buildings.
the last time i went for reservist i kept checking my back because i was so worried that some fucker would try to sneak up on me. why would i want to put my life in danger during reservist? just to get a state funeral and a post-humous promotion? in the end i would still be a dumb fuck who died for nothing.
i'm not against this national service, but why are we sacrificing 2 years of our youths and even our lives when other people are coming in and getting a free ride? there is literally no upside to our sacrifice but instead we suffer unlimited downsides.
i could have died for this country and i don't even know what i did it for.
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