WW3 conscription

[Petertherabbit]

(19 February 2024, 12:42)bigpaul Wrote: IF war comes then conscription will be mandatory, no ifs no buts, my father was conscripted in 1940 and my grandfather was conscripted for WW1 and survived The Somme.
brother in law is retired regular Army-Warrant Officer.
you will however notice that our UK politician's off spring NEVER serve in the wars that they start.

Anybody of middle age up, likely has relatives they either know, or know of by reputation who served. With a few exceptions, most working or middle class people have stories of, conscripts, volunteers, derring do.
We are rightly proud of these (both grandfather's of mine, father, uncles etc etc) even female relatives served in their way.
They are equally used against us, to push us "down the right road" because even though we may have doubts "we can be relied upon to do the right thing" because of who we are ?.right ?
Wrong, in my case, I don't piss on the memories or graves of the fallen, I don't besmirch their beliefs or why they fought.
But I'm sure, really really sure ! My dad if he were my age, with daughters my age and no other relative to watch over them ? Would do whatever it took to stay home for them, even if it meant his neighbours thinking bad of him.
Even more so today, when his "neighbours" might not be so much like him and his family anymore and might just prey on them.
I feel strongly about this but I respect others motives and opinions.
I'm going to bow out now.