Conscription & overweight people

samhail

How does that one work out ?
If someone is a) medically unfit for duty b) just too lazy to get into shape for duty ?

What happens in countries where there is mandatory service ?
anyone know

arybvtcw0eolkf

If someone is unfit to serve, thats it they don't serve until they're fit. But some armies have different grades for different jobs, ie there's a job for everyone.

A friend of mine recently completed her service with the Israeli Defence Forces despite being mildly handicapped. She served in a non-combat roll with the IDF's Foreign Affairs & Liason Branch in Northern Command.

If your just too lazy, well basic training is going to be tough - tough shit.

samhail

interesting - proper order too
I wonder whether that would help the level of overweight people in ireland. hmmm

thanks for the reply.

neilled

samhail wrote: »

How does that one work out ?
If someone is a) medically unfit for duty b) just too lazy to get into shape for duty ?

What happens in countries where there is mandatory service ?
anyone know

The swiss make you pay a higher rate of income tax for the rest of your life.

iceage

samhail wrote: »

interesting - proper order too
I wonder whether that would help the level of overweight people in ireland. hmmm

thanks for the reply.

Is this a suggestion for Conscription in Ireland?

samhail

neilled wrote: »

The swiss make you pay a higher rate of income tax for the rest of your life.

seriously ! jeez thats good of them !
serve your country and you earn the right to pay more tax (or is that for people who dont serve?)

iceage wrote: »

Is this a suggestion for Conscription in Ireland?

yeah ! i would have loved it !
any excuse for motivation.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Yea, instead of 'Operation Scratch' in The Glen of Imaal we'll be doing 'Operation Fat Camp' :rolleyes:

iceage

WOW higher taxes if your overweight, I take it there aren't many obese Swiss people. Chrust!!! whats my BMI????:D

samhail

sure a couple of weeks square marching up in kilbride should do the trick or down for breakfast !

neilled

samhail wrote: »

seriously ! jeez thats good of them !
serve your country and you earn the right to pay more tax (or is that for people who dont serve?)



yeah ! i would have loved it !
any excuse for motivation.

Fail to serve and I believe you pay two or three percent more income tax for the rest of your life until you do your time in the militia. However I have a feeling this might apply to those genuinely unable to serve either through physical disability. Need to look into it more.

JonAnderton

iceage wrote: »

WOW higher taxes if your overweight, I take it there aren't many obese Swiss people. Chrust!!! whats my BMI????:D

BMI... Is that your 'Beer & Meal Intake'

iceage

yeah, the amount of food and drink I've put away in the last few days....could have fed a small hamlet!;)

JonAnderton

iceage wrote: »

yeah, the amount of food and drink I've put away in the last few days....could have fed a small hamlet!;)

Enough to feed a midget Danish prince... nice

"To beer, or not to beer: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The spirits and alcopops of outrageous fortune,
Or to take cider against a sea of Bulmers

...Alas poor Iceage, the Off Licence knew him well...