If North Korea invades South Korea would you sign up to fight?

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"][QUOTE="clayron"]Why would I join the military to fight in a war involving two countries I've never even been to? That makes no sense.THE_DRUGGIE

They were drafted (not all of them, but still quite a bit of them).

Membership in the US military has been on a voluntary basis since the end of the Vietnam War.

We drafted 1 million people and had a combined military force of a few million by the end of WWII.

You mean in the military? I'm looking to get out of the military, so probably not. I'd go over with the private military if I was paid enough, though. Does that count asa Yes?

The war would be over before you would get deployed.

South Korea has all the means they need to wipe out North Korea right now. There is just no point to a costly war like that. South Korea doesn't even need any help.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"]I'm sure most soldiers in WW2 never been to Europe or Asia either.Wasdie

They were drafted (not all of them, but still quite a bit of them).

Membership in the US military has been on a voluntary basis since the end of the Vietnam War.

We drafted 1 million people and had a combined military force of a few million by the end of WWII.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

The war would be over before you would get deployed.

South Korea has all the means they need to wipe out North Korea right now. There is just no point to a costly war like that. South Korea doesn't even need any help.

Calvin079

Actually, unlike today, South Korea back in the 50s was not prepared for war. When the US (actually the UN) entered the war, they steamrolled to the chinese borders. North Korea suffered probably one of the worst defeats in military history. However China decided to jump on the bandwagon of the west vs. east, communism vs. capitalism societies crap.

Today China is a economic free market and has major economic allies with pretty much every nation that is not North Korea. The Chinese wouldn't bother to get invovled as it is pointless to break those extremely profitable alliances.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

They were drafted (not all of them, but still quite a bit of them).

Membership in the US military has been on a voluntary basis since the end of the Vietnam War.

THE_DRUGGIE

We drafted 1 million people and had a combined military force of a few million by the end of WWII.

It is a lot, but at the time we faced the Axis of Evil (the real one, not the Bush Jr. one) and they had combined army of nearly 10 million soliders. It was out of necessity.

Today numbers don't mean squat. We fire a cruise missle from a ship 500kms away from a target and still hit the target between the eyes.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

We drafted 1 million people and had a combined military force of a few million by the end of WWII.

Wasdie

It is a lot, but at the time we faced the Axis of Evil (the real one, not the Bush Jr. one) and they had combined army of nearly 10 million soliders. It was out of necessity.

Today numbers don't mean squat. We fire a cruise missle from a ship 500kms away from a target and still hit the target between the eyes.

Naw, that'd be a weak fight. I want something challenging. C'mon China, get involve.

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

The war would be over before you would get deployed.

South Korea has all the means they need to wipe out North Korea right now. There is just no point to a costly war like that. South Korea doesn't even need any help.

Wasdie

Actually, unlike today, South Korea back in the 50s was not prepared for war. When the US (actually the UN) entered the war, they steamrolled to the chinese borders. North Korea suffered probably one of the worst defeats in military history. However China decided to jump on the bandwagon of the west vs. east, communism vs. capitalism societies crap.

Today China is a economic free market and has major economic allies with pretty much every nation that is not North Korea. The Chinese wouldn't bother to get invovled as it is pointless to break those extremely profitable alliances.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Calvin079"] That is true. But the Korean War stared when the North Koreans steamrolled whatever was in the path and made their way down Soul before anyone knew what was happeneing. then a few nations declared that the agression must be stopped and sent their troops to push back the NKPA. Then China got involved. Then for a few years, it was WWI style of fighting with modern weapons. An amistice was signed, but the two Koreas are still technically at war.

Calvin079

Actually, unlike today, South Korea back in the 50s was not prepared for war. When the US (actually the UN) entered the war, they steamrolled to the chinese borders. North Korea suffered probably one of the worst defeats in military history. However China decided to jump on the bandwagon of the west vs. east, communism vs. capitalism societies crap.

Today China is a economic free market and has major economic allies with pretty much every nation that is not North Korea. The Chinese wouldn't bother to get invovled as it is pointless to break those extremely profitable alliances.

So you think they would commit economical suicide over a country that actually does nothing to aid China in any way except give them tons of refugees trying to get the hell out of North Korea?

China will basically be like "hahaha you guys are screwed now"

Hell no.

Let North and South Korea shoot each other up with missiles. It's their problem. Don't need to get the U.S. involved in their crap

slamminjammin69

Considering the fact SK is one of our "bro's", and we have thousands of troops stationed over there, we're sort of obliged to be involved. I seriously doubt NK will put up the frustration that the Vietcong or insurgents have given us.

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Actually, unlike today, South Korea back in the 50s was not prepared for war. When the US (actually the UN) entered the war, they steamrolled to the chinese borders. North Korea suffered probably one of the worst defeats in military history. However China decided to jump on the bandwagon of the west vs. east, communism vs. capitalism societies crap.

Today China is a economic free market and has major economic allies with pretty much every nation that is not North Korea. The Chinese wouldn't bother to get invovled as it is pointless to break those extremely profitable alliances.

Wasdie

So you think they would commit economical suicide over a country that actually does nothing to aid China in any way except give them tons of refugees trying to get the hell out of North Korea?

China will basically be like "hahaha you guys are screwed now"

War. War never changes.clayron

Since Snake > Ron Pearlman (only by a hair, though), I humbly disagree.

War...War has changed.

[QUOTE="clayron"]War. War never changes.THE_DRUGGIE

Since Snake > Ron Pearlman (only by a hair, though), I humbly disagree.

War...War has changed.

Probably not.

Since my country wouldn't get involved in any way my answer is "No" .

lol no. we gamers are keyboard warriors not rl soldiers.
not our war to fight.

*Glances down at fat belly*

*Thinks back to the time he threw up after watching a surgery on T.V.....*

Nope, don't think I would!

Why join the military when it already has enough resources and men to deal with the enemy? Why risk your life? Because you have some deep desire to fight or feel like you got some patriotic duty? I wouldn't sign up unless my countries sovereignty was at stake and the chances of North Korea lasting longer then a few months in a war is laughable.

I'd point and laugh.

[QUOTE="SeraphimGoddess"]I don't want to join either Koreas' army.LastCaveMan

wouldn't NATO be involved?

HELL and NO

Why would I sign up for the US military to go and fight for South Korea. :|

Didn't the US's involvement in the Korean conflict already end badly? What makes you think if they started a war the US, or any NATO country for that matter, would go and "help"? I doubt NK would have any means of sustaining a conflict with anyone for an extended period of time. They're country is starving as is.

There's a soldier in all of us. I'll be the first to sign upDivergeUnify

No soldier in here.

Didn't the US's involvement in the Korean conflict already end badly?

foxhound_fox

Isn't the US the only reason Kim Jong Il doesn't have an additional 50 million subjects?

Didn't the US's involvement in the Korean conflict already end badly? What makes you think if they started a war the US, or any NATO country for that matter, would go and "help"? I doubt NK would have any means of sustaining a conflict with anyone for an extended period of time. They're country is starving as is.

foxhound_fox

Well the US has to help, unfortunately.

hey i'm planning on joining the Army in a few years and god forbid the special forces so if its happening then id have no quarrel with going

Now if China joined in on North Koreas side i expect that to be a world war and to last a long time but china would prob lose as i mean china and NK vs NATO and the UN lol

There's a soldier in all of us. I'll be the first to sign upDivergeUnify

I dunno about that. There are a fair number of people who claim to be pacifists, and there are actually a few who'd really stick to their guns (or lack of them) if they or their loved ones were actually threatened. I think what you mean to say is there's a soldier in most people.

If there was a draft, and I got drafted, I would go

However the possiblity of a draft is almost zero percent

I don't live in the Koreas or the US to begin with...so none of my business. :lol:

I don't really want to be part of any job where bullets is one of the occupational hazards that I'd have to endure.