schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 months agoFinland raises reservist age to 65yle.fiexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkFinland raises reservist age to 65yle.fischizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI don’t know about that. You probably don’t want a near-retirement-age person hauling a rifle on the front lines, but something like 90% of a modern military doesn’t directly engage in combat. If you can drive a truck to keep the logistics chain moving or something…shrug
minus-squareLembot_0006@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago If you can drive a truck to keep the logistics chain moving or something…shrug Most 60-year-olds cannot do that. Most of them are chronically ill. They need warmth and pills.
I don’t know about that.
You probably don’t want a near-retirement-age person hauling a rifle on the front lines, but something like 90% of a modern military doesn’t directly engage in combat. If you can drive a truck to keep the logistics chain moving or something…shrug
Most 60-year-olds cannot do that. Most of them are chronically ill. They need warmth and pills.