Topic: Humour
Underaged Soldiers of the Great War
That under-aged soldier you're feeling all that sympathy for isn't anything like that kid you know today:
15 Years Old, in:
| 1917 | 2017 |
| Left school after grade 6, bravely facing reality because he needed to go to work to help support the family. | Got anxious because he was attending an new school for Grade 7. |
| Thought about joining the army at 15 after working full time for two years. | Thought that two hours helping mom in the garden was a hard labour punishment. |
| Went to the recruiting sergeant, lied about his age, and joined the army. | Lied about his age on the internet to join a Call of Duty clan. |
| Sent two-thirds of his monthly pay, $20, home to mother. | Expects $20 spending money every week from parents, and any other time he "needs" it. |
| Slept in a tent in a training camp for six months, getting up at 6 a.m. every day for military training. | Went camping overnight and panicked when his phone battery died. |
| Ate bully beef and hard tack in the trenches. | Complained because there was pineapple on the pizza. |
| Went to a red light district with other soldiers, and got VD. | Got tongue-tied when a girl spoke to him. |
| Felt angry, after a year in the trenches, when pulled out for being found out as under-aged and put in a young soldiers battalion. | Felt angry when not allowed into an "R" rated movie. |
| Will go home after the war with medals and a swagger. | Will think about swaggering into a recruiting center and expect to go straight to the Special Forces on the basis of his Call of Duty experience. |
Posted by regimentalrogue
at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 2 April 2017 9:15 PM EDT
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