[Gud]

I think the problem is that society is not offering enough, not demanding too little.

I did my conscript service in Sweden at a time when only 8000 did. 10 years earlier, 50,000 did. I don’t think it’s a coincidence Sweden has now joined NATO. People are simply clueless about the needs of the Defense.

I have since moved to Switzerland where the military is still fully staffed by each generation. I believe this is a link that should never be broken.

Additionally, I believe countries like France and Germany are too big and should reduce in size, but that’s another discussion.

[anotherhue]

> military is still fully staffed by each generation

There was an interesting comment recently that discussed the development of a 'warrior caste' in the US military, which to no-one's surprise largely overlaps with poor people. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40787714