Ethics Question

[FortunaMaximus]

The one where they did away with manpower?

[Shadowrun]

"Sharaf" Helicopter - The Most Advanced of All Aircraft
Pilot-less aircraft- technological triumph
Bullet Proof Vest
A New System for Identifying Missiles

Seems technology is big part of what they do
that isnt to say they dont have manpower(every citzen usually serves in the army)
but compared to the bad guys their army is quite small and technology is key

[carlo]

Factual to a point. During the Viet Nam war it was not unheard of for Psychiatrists to make a diagnosis of a man which exempted him from military service. Some would seek Psychiatrists who would perform this favor. Of course the US government had the exemption so long as one was in school. The consequences of course were not the same as you stated.

The dislike of this war resulted in the discontinuence of the draft.

[FortunaMaximus]

Agreed, Shadow, but their core strength is how well their corps are trained. The Israelis could fight a guerrilla war for years alone without technology and give good standing.

And this is a pretty elite army, and one of the virtues of mandatory army training is, person for person, the Israelis can defend themselves better than any individual country can, to a person.

Switzerland is a notable exception, but then again, nobody's invaded the Swiss in centuries. Their chocolate's too damn good.

[Shadowrun]

i agree about the choclate and the rest of the post as well

[bkholdem]

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The dislike of this war resulted in the discontinuence of the draft.

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I turned 18 in 1985 (like 14? years after the vietnam war was over) and was required to register for the draft.

[bkholdem]

I would not show favoritism, it is unethical to give a bribor preference to aviod risking his life where others are not able to offer the bribe or feel it is unethical to offer the bribe. It is my responsibility to turn down the bribe out of respect for the tens of thousands who would not offer one.

[carlo]

Yes, I don't know the exact time table but you can be sure that the loss of the draft was a direct result of the Viet Nam war.

Wasn't there a time in which you registered but not inducted into the armed forces? These are polotical matters and Washington,if nothing else, has a long memory. I got the sense that they didn't want to take the chance on "draft dodgers" undermining their next war. Now you see that they are extending people in Iraq for there are not enough "volunteers".

[bkholdem]

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Yes, I don't know the exact time table but you can be sure that the loss of the draft was a direct result of the Viet Nam war.

Wasn't there a time in which you registered but not inducted into the armed forces? These are polotical matters and Washington,if nothing else, has a long memory. I got the sense that they didn't want to take the chance on "draft dodgers" undermining their next war. Now you see that they are extending people in Iraq for there are not enough "volunteers".

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I didn't have to contact anyone in the military but did get something in the mail about registering at the post office or town hall within x days of my 18th birthday and how it was criminal to not do this if memory serves correctly.

[madnak]

As of 2000, I had to register. The draft is still around.