PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 days ago"Statistically speaking, you won't survive, but you wouldn't in civilian life either tbf"media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1image"Statistically speaking, you won't survive, but you wouldn't in civilian life either tbf"media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·20 days agoI believe that’s as high as it ever got, but it was definitely a thing.
minus-squareMika@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·20 days agoMay 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
minus-squarethefluffiest@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 days agoThen again, life was really short
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoDon’t make fun of life they got little legs
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoLOL, that’s rough. I should have clarified what I was thinking of the (Western) Roman Empire.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoUnfortunately, as the Legion system declined, life terms became common in the Late Roman Empire as well. Real shit scenario, causes more problems than it solves honestly.
I believe that’s as high as it ever got, but it was definitely a thing.
May I challenge you with russian empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_Russian_Empire
Then again, life was really short
Don’t make fun of life they got little legs
LOL, that’s rough. I should have clarified what I was thinking of the (Western) Roman Empire.
Unfortunately, as the Legion system declined, life terms became common in the Late Roman Empire as well.
Real shit scenario, causes more problems than it solves honestly.