Once again I am a wreck.
Tomorrow is the day I spend half a day at the hospital, and by the end of it, it is decided wether or not I go to the army.
When I do have to go my life as I know it will end, I lose my job and apartment and everything crumbles down.
There's "alternative duty" which I learned about not so long ago, that is hopefully an option I won't have to take.
3 more years until they stop bugging me, unless laws change...
*hopes for the least bad*
You turn 18 and sooner or later you get a letter that says you need to show up in that praticular spot for some examinations. If you don't you'll be heavily fined. In that spot they'll see if you are fit or not.
When you are fit you'll fill up a large number of papers and in a month or two you'll be going to active duty.
When you aren't you'll get an extension that can be up to a year, and during that time you'll have to do whatever you can to get better. I have been playing on depression and recently alcohol enthusiasm card.
When laws don't change they will leave you alone when you hit 28. I got 3 more years until that...
I have found something called "alternative duty" which is paid social work for a year, intended for people whose beliefs disallow harming of others etc. I will definitely apply for that if I do have to go, I will not hold a gun and not because I'm a pacifist or such but because I'm super clumsy and forgetful, and sooner or later someone will get hurt and I don't want that on me. The alternative duty could be a nice change too, I get to go out and actually see new people rather than spend my days in this apartment...
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Can't you apply for reserves? I really hope the least bad thing happens.