• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I find it utterly deplorable when I see army recruiters at cons. They’re always talking to teenagers who are impressionable and feel bullied. I always walk by and tell the teens to not die for someone else’s stock portfolios

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      9 months ago

      The only military recruitment I’ve interacted with is ads and I’m already weirded out by those. The US really is on a different level.

    • Lad@reddthat.com
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      9 months ago

      I’m from the UK and when I was at school, we went out on a day trip to an army base. It was cool to see all the vehicles and weapons but I remember some British army guys trying to get us to join up by letting us play call of duty in a tent and telling us that we’d get paid for sitting around all day doing nothing.

      I didn’t realise it at the time but now I know they were just plain lying to try and sell army life to a bunch of teenage boys.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        9 months ago

        I remember something very similar. If they did that to my kid now I will be very angry about it because it’s ridiculous. At least back in the 90s when this happened to me there wasn’t really any ongoing conflicts, not like now where you’re basically guaranteed to have to go fight somewhere.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      okay but when I was a young innocent healthy teenager, I did join the army of my own volition and now they are taking care of me for the rest of my life. Some people want to join the Army. Let people do whatever they want.