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Tomken
Norway1144 Posts
On March 14 2012 08:33 j89007 wrote: I hated how Boxer (and I could be wrong) had to "retire" because of the military. He may have reached his peak and pasted it, but he just seemed like such a good player in the long-run that it was devastating to me... wtf are you talking about? | ||
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neoghaleon55
United States7435 Posts
He meant that he felt the conscription had adversely affected boxer's career as a pro-gamer. I fear this rite of passage may be devastating to both sets of skills. In the end you might be mediocre at both starcraft II AND military combat. | ||
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Deleted User 183001
2939 Posts
On March 14 2012 09:23 neoghaleon55 wrote: He meant that he felt the conscription had adversely affected boxer's career as a pro-gamer. I fear this rite of passage may be devastating to both sets of skills. In the end you might be mediocre at both starcraft II AND military combat. I forget the exact time he began his military service, but I'm pretty sure his SC skill was already obviously dropping off when he did. | ||
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Thenerf
United States258 Posts
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
My brother-in-law is Korean. He's still with the same GF that he was with before joining the military. They've been together for many years though. Anyways from what I've seen Korean military does not look like ANY fun. If I ever have a son I'm pretty sure he will not be drafted into the military because he would be 1/2 Korean and not a Korean citizen. | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
On March 14 2012 08:20 Dfgj wrote: It can be quite in the government's interest what shape you're in if healthcare is subsidized (which it is in Singapore, I can't speak for Korea, but they also have a more pressing military requirement). Nor is wanting people to be fit a cruel totalitarian decree, especially when they give you money for passing exams (again, citing my own country). These exams and reservist call-ups are also what help maintain reservist proficiency after their release from duty. As for why creating a culture where serving the country is normal creates a culture of accepting the requirements to serve, that is self-evident. Whether every person agrees is a different story, but is also unrelated as that's a constant to any sort of policy or population. I don't disagree that it can be in the government's interest. But i disagree that we should be OK with that! Goverment's usually tend to push agenda that is in their interest, don't they? Even so, there is often disagreement or outright protest from the people - because the interests of the goverment and the people coincide only in an ideal world, which is not where we found ourselves right now. | ||
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