Germany Brings Back The Draft - With A Vengeance
The German military is getting recruits the old fashioned way - they are drafting them. And so it was that a lad named Lucio was sent a notice and told to present himself for duty in 10 days. Which is good, considering that will allow him to gain about 35% more age.
Lucio, the lucky draftee, is currently four weeks old.
A spokesman for the army said the notice had been sent erroneously because a clerk typed in the wrong date of birth for the boy from Aubstadt, in southern Germany.
"It was an accident," an army spokesman told Reuters. "Somebody entered the wrong number into a computer. There was no harm done. We realised the error the same day and called up the family to tell them to throw the notice away when it arrived."
Are the new recruits expected to crawl in formation? Or just snap to attention when filling their diaper? Inquiring minds really want to know. On second thought, no we don't.
Humor, World news | Gaius Tuesday, 10 April , 2007
By Quilly Mammoth, Tuesday, 10 April , 2007 @ 2:20 pm
The infantry needed him?
By Gaius, Tuesday, 10 April , 2007 @ 2:46 pm
Heh