>be young male from the Baltics
>join the army
>get sent to die in Afghanistan when the USSR invades it
>survive
>few decades later
>still in the army
>your country has joined NATO
>get sent to die in Afghanistan again, this time for the Americans
Thr baltics are to the West what the Balkans are to the East
>>70073308
not true, baltics are qt
>>70073269
Rude
>>70073330
Are you saying that the Balkans aren't? I'm gonna sic Milos and Dragan on your ass boy
>>70073400
Balkans are weird war mongering rude bois.
>>70073400
neither are anything else than semi slav mongrels with a irrelevance complex.
>be a modern young American male
>>70073701
That pic is a vocal minority, most of us look like this.
>>70073330
>t. Vitautas
>>70073269
>being in army for few decades
what
>>70075069
Didn't czarist russian army literally do this at some point?
>>70073269
Chronology aside, we only sent volunteers to Afghanistan I believe.
>>70075069
>>70076513
ok I looked it up
>The term of service in the 18th century was for life. In 1793 it was reduced to 25 years. In 1834, it was reduced to 20 years plus five years in the reserve, and in 1855 to 12 years plus three years in the reserve.