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"Statistically speaking, you won't survive, but you wouldn't in civilian life either tbf" (thelemmy.club)
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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

25 years? That seems an awfully long time to be armying about.

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

I believe that's as high as it ever got, but it was definitely a thing.

[-] Mika@piefed.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

May I challenge you with russian empire

The term of service during the 18th century was for life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_Russian_Empire

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

LOL, that's rough. I should have clarified what I was thinking of the (Western) Roman Empire.

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