So, uh, did the Imperial draft it's citizens? This will

>>156267029
I think most of the time people (men) voluntarily enlisted. Even before Reinhard's reign as Kaiser.
I remember a scene with a lot of people rushing into the military because of Reinhard. Also the nobleman from Yang's Gaiden voluntarily become an officer.

>>156267029
What's wrong with forcing citizens to fight for the existence of their state

>>156267758
This

>>156267758
>>156267867
So I'm going to assume you two joined the military?

>>156267758
Reinhard's government wasn't fighting for it's existence, it was fighting to conquer others

>>156268120
Wtf I love the rebels now.

>>156268120
One could argue that if it stopped fighting it would lose it's reason for existence.

>>156268750
The Empire never had a reason to exist in the first place.

>>156269463
Looking at the history lessons, I'd say it had ever right to exist and benefited humanity by existing.

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i don't know but damn, Reinhard IS sexy.

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>>156269724
That scene had some odd dialogue.

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>>156267029
No, but it did take all the Black, Asian and other misfits and put them on penal labour colonies on the periphery of the Empire (The origins of the FPA). They also terminated those with birth defects for a long time (Oberstein mentions this in his first meeting).

>>156272676
Thats not Reinhards empire though, That's goldenbaum.

Only wrong doing I recall the empire doing is sacrificing its own people that were about to be conquered by taking their food.

>>156272729
They didn't really sacrifice their people, Reinhard knows that the FPA invaded under the pretense of liberation so they'll have to supply the people with everything they need.

>>156269484
Actually no. The Galactic Federation got fixed by the First Emperor back when he was a politician.

Then when he became power obsessed he undid everything to fix the Galactic Federation and made it an oligarchic cluster fuck

>>156267758
Conscription historically goes hand in hand with governments where legitimacy hinges on being "the people's government" (communists, whigs, populist dictators, democracies), works when meta-warfare favors quantity over quality. Feudal systems on the other hand have a warrior elite, what Reinhard rejuvenated. Works when 1 warrior is more than a match for 100 yeomen, making conscription worthless.

>>156272719
Reinhard fought for the Goldenbaums.

>B-b-but he secretly wanted to undermine them!
Maybe so, but he still continued with years of faithful service which advanced the Goldenbaum cause.

>>156267029
No. Pretty sure that practically the entire empire loved reinhardt and there was a surge in military applicatnts. Secondly, there is likely little need to draft with the state of space war. While battles are costly, they are incredibly infrequent compared to modern standards. The war in LOGH is highly regulated and controlled. Also considering the massive population of the Empire I am doubtful that they ever faced a strain in troops. Reinhardt cared about his image and a draft would have made him look bad.

>>156267029
Maybe Rudolf and the Goldenbaums we haven't seen drafted their citizens but Reinhard definitely wouldn't. He has no need to especially, with his charisma and looks.

>>156273703
>Works when 1 warrior is more than a match for 100 yeomen
what the fuck am I reading

>>156267758
Most plebs don't deserve the honor.