EPTSerral gets to join what's essentially a sports unit, so while it will have an effect on his practice and tournaments, that effect is still smaller than if he had just joined a normal unit. Now, he might not be able to pick whether he spends 165 or 347 days there, so that's something to keep in mind.
Serral to Start Military Service April 2024 - Page 2
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hexhaven
Finland940 Posts
Serral gets to join what's essentially a sports unit, so while it will have an effect on his practice and tournaments, that effect is still smaller than if he had just joined a normal unit. Now, he might not be able to pick whether he spends 165 or 347 days there, so that's something to keep in mind. | ||
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Mikau
Netherlands1446 Posts
On December 09 2023 23:39 Cricketer12 wrote: TIL Finland has mandatory service What sharing a massive border with a territorial fascist does to a motherfucker. | ||
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Locutus_
Brazil65 Posts
On December 10 2023 03:48 M3t4PhYzX wrote: LOL! What absolute insanity. RIP European SC2  I think its much the other way around. Ppl will work harder knowing theres a much higher chance to win EU and international tourneys for a period o time. | ||
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Locutus_
Brazil65 Posts
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
On December 10 2023 19:01 M3t4PhYzX wrote: considering his career ofc + i was not aware that FIN had mandatory service laws. Is this a recent idea because of the RUS/UKR war or something I just missed about the country before? As hexhaven pointed out, this has been a thing for a long time. Being next to Russia with such a small population makes it a much more viable option than having a PMC | ||
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TheLordofAwesome
Korea (South)2655 Posts
On December 10 2023 19:01 M3t4PhYzX wrote: considering his career ofc + i was not aware that FIN had mandatory service laws. Is this a recent idea because of the RUS/UKR war or something I just missed about the country before? Mandatory military service has been the case for pretty much Finland's entire existence as a country. | ||
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WightyCity
Canada887 Posts
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Weavel
Finland9221 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33472 Posts
On December 10 2023 20:40 hexhaven wrote: Finland has had a general conscription model for over a 100 years, technically even before Finland was an independent country. Serral gets to join what's essentially a sports unit, so while it will have an effect on his practice and tournaments, that effect is still smaller than if he had just joined a normal unit. Now, he might not be able to pick whether he spends 165 or 347 days there, so that's something to keep in mind. No details on the duration in the article? In the case of Lauri Markkanen, I think they let him split it up over two summers so it wouldn't interfere with his national team and NBA games, but I doubt they'd give that much consideration to an esports competitor. Even with the shorter ~7 month service, feels like missing out on DreamHack Dallas + Gamers8 will be very likely for Serral? | ||
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Luolis
Finland7138 Posts
On December 11 2023 11:05 Waxangel wrote: No details on the duration in the article? In the case of Lauri Markkanen, I think they let him split it up over two summers so it wouldn't interfere with his national team and NBA games, but I doubt they'd give that much consideration to an esports competitor. Even with the shorter ~7 month service, feels like missing out on DreamHack Dallas + Gamers8 will be very likely for Serral? I think Serral said that he'll prolly miss Dallas but not the "world championship" event. | ||
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Waxangel
United States33472 Posts
On December 11 2023 12:18 Luolis wrote: I think Serral said that he'll prolly miss Dallas but not the "world championship" event. Hmm, maybe he has info that it's happening later in the year? Or perhaps he did get a special dispensation after all. | ||
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hexhaven
Finland940 Posts
On December 11 2023 11:05 Waxangel wrote: No details on the duration in the article? The duration is probably not decided as of yet, we'll just have to wait and see. Serral might get to visit all big tournaments and still spend 347 days in uniform, or he might not visit any events and spend only 165 days. It'll depend on what happens in 2024, since I assume the military still has specific quotas to fill in case of moblization. | ||
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Ronski
Finland266 Posts
And that is just the basic, beyond that there is always vacation per request which can be approved. | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4225 Posts
On December 11 2023 04:25 Akio wrote: As hexhaven pointed out, this has been a thing for a long time. Being next to Russia with such a small population makes it a much more viable option than having a PMC Did not know that, thanks for clarifying. | ||
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UnLarva
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hjpalpha
Germany339 Posts
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/17z4z99/serral_starting_military_service_in_2024/ if the translation in the reddit thread is to be trusted dallas might be hard to compete in, but G8 should be fine | ||
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RandomPlayer
Russian Federation400 Posts
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Heartland
Sweden24591 Posts
On December 10 2023 21:09 Mikau wrote: What sharing a massive border with a territorial fascist does to a motherfucker. It's also not uncommon across neither the Nordics, or in mainland Europe, to have conscription armies. That has tended to be related to defense against Russia and/or the Soviet Union in general, of course, but before then it was in relation to other strategical interests. | ||
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Azhrak
Finland1196 Posts
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