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hellofaniceguy · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!

Where's all this proud to be korean stuff? We're all united, prideful, family orientated, etc...

I have some time on my hands...hence the post...

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/06/27/2015062700379.html

If another country attacked the U.S. on their soil...I don't know about you...but most everyone I know including me....I'd stick around and join the fighting.
I think the Aussies, Great Britain, Canadians, NZ...most Europeans 'cept French and Italian would stay and fight in their country.
But I suppose most of you would run also? And then come back after the fighting and proud to be an American.....

Let the remarks begin!

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

First thing is that it seemed to poll everyone, regardless of gender. That 50% of the young population, being female and having no military training, would choose to flee is no big surprise. Add in that there is undoubtedly some percentage of males who have not yet done their service as well. This is one of those questions that can vary wildly depending on the context. One person answering it might imagine some sort of sneak attack with them having to pick up a rifle and pull some sort of 'Red Dawn' type action. Others might be responding based on there being a month's buildup and time to draft people and so on.

Lastly, the poll did say that the remainder (about 45%) would be willing to perform an auxiliary/support role. That's all that is needed. The ratio of support to combat troops varies from 5:1 to 10:1 in most modern armies.

Now of course, I do wish the numbers were higher and young people displayed a higher sense of duty, but remember, the US Army didn't swell by 30 million applicants (10% of population) after 9/11. Heck, I don't think it even got a surge of 3 million.

Anyways, the worst thing you or I could do is try to form a one-man army to fight off the Norks or go all Zombie Apocalypse and try and do a one man march to Busan. Go to the designated area so you can be efficiently trucked out to a refugee center. Once there you can help out by doing things like distributing food and medicine to the elderly and keeping the children occupied or digging a ditch or something. You'd need at least 2-3 months training to be an even worthwhile reserve soldier, and by that time, the war will be over one way or another. Get real.

Cue the inevitable posts about "Day 1: Escape From Seoul" scenarios, China starting WWIII, Kim Jong Eun's robo soldiers that can march 40 miles an hour, Seoul being annihilated in 2 hours under a sea of fire, 5000 Nork fighters simultaneously rising up into the sky like a swarm of bees and descending upon Seoul.

EZE · Joined: 05 May 2012

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

If push came to shove, the only place south Koreans are going is maybe Busan. Military police will go around looking for late-teen, and early-20's, males to round up and send to the front lines.

I think that scenerio would be silmilar in all countries. There are tons of stories, throughout the world, of young boys being dressed as girls to avoid fighting. Anytime there's war, anywhere in the world, there will be refugees. And the military will do their thing, and round-up young men (willingly, or forcefully) to fight.

tob55 · Joined: 29 Apr 2007

This is the place we live, so like it or not, if military action takes place, the people will function as normally as possible. Of course those in the age range of military service will be given little choice in the matter. As a naturalized citizen of the country I don't fool myself into thinking I could be a front line person because I am too old, but I am sure working to help the cause in a food shelter or other type of facility would not be beyond the realm of possibility. My biggest concern would be the immediate safety of my family.