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  • I was one of the last people in Sweden to muster for conscription, I failed the first (hearing) test and was discharged.

    This was just before conscription was ended, and about a decade later we have conscription again in Sweden.

    There are two main advantages to universal conscription in my oppinion.

    1. It gives the population unity, it is a unifying experience that you have in common with everyone, this creates a stronger society.
    2. It gives the population a general understanding of guns and military action, this is useful in war as people are already familiar with the basic concepts of firearms handling and military tactics, ok, they won’t be as good as professional soldiers, but they understand the concepts and that is a good foundation to build uppon.