NEWS: Net Addicts Ineligible for Draft in Finland

well at least nobody on this site will have to worry about being drafted into the Finnish Army

Didn't it mention that 80% of them come back and complete service once they're older and have "recovered from their addiction?"

were oh were has conry gone

And if you get post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, you can be medicated with cannabis

http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/08/04/1091557927241.html

sorry bastards, they get to sleep in to 0600 and only have to room with 10 other soldiers.

aww i'm sad now.
i fit that vague description of an internet addict.

Everquest.




fuck Everquest.

My dreams of entering the Finnish Army are shattered!

I resemble this remark.

dear mister president,

please follow finland's progressive lead on this matter. the military will be a much better place. and dave_h can come back for good. and I will never be drafted.

thank you,
tomahto

I think it would be much preferable not to have a draft at all. By all accounts I've heard, not even the military likes the draft. Only politicians who don't plan to use the military well want one.

That is actually the reason behind the story. Finnish army is drafting much more people than what they really need. Thus, they really don't want to keep anyone inside who is not able/motivated to serve. Basically all you need to do is ask to get out to get out. (The real story (?) here is that there are more and more Internet-addicted young people who really don't cope the "meat space", not the Finnish army part)

MM, who was able to serve full 12 months, although he already had Internet-access during most of the time after the basic training period (and it was 1995)

uhm, in my country there's no more draft. it's all voluntary army, and that's better.
sorry, but makes me laugh thinking about finnish army... what they do all day? who should attack Finland?

and yeah, these finnish boys are pathetic... don't you see that our race is getting weaker?

thanks internet, lol

I am so happy to have read this.

We are planning an invasion to Italy.

There was a very bitter war with the Russians in the 1940's, which they probably haven't forgotten. The Finns fought terrifically.

Yup, the border between Finland and Russia is A) over 1000km long B) separates two countries with biggest difference in the standard of living (even bigger than between US and Mexico) . We lerned hard way in 1939 that it is better to be prepared and not to trust any foreign help. (more info: The Finnish Winter War)

Still, the real purpose of the Finnish army is to pay back to Sweden one day the 400 years of occupation (but that's a secret)