Literacy in the Coalition States

[CombatMedic]

RE: Grunts, how many come from the Burbs, wilderness and rural communities, etc?

[Library Ogre]

I'd say you're probably looking at 40-50% from the Burbs (serving to get citizenship), 30-40% from the cities, and the last 10-30% from wilderness communities. The wilderness and rural folks don't provide nearly as many, because there's more opportunities for work out there. In the Burbs, joining the CS Army is a great way to get money and maybe a chance to get loved ones inside the cities. In the cities themselves, its a form of work, and one that gains prestige and pays well enough.

[CombatMedic]

I'd say you're probably looking at 40-50% from the Burbs (serving to get citizenship), 30-40% from the cities, and the last 10-30% from wilderness communities. The wilderness and rural folks don't provide nearly as many, because there's more opportunities for work out there. In the Burbs, joining the CS Army is a great way to get money and maybe a chance to get loved ones inside the cities. In the cities themselves, its a form of work, and one that gains prestige and pays well enough.

Sounds good to me.
Thanks!


I imagine sitting all day in your crappy warren-like block apartment, eating soylent teal , and watching loads of propaganda (there's not much else on the screens; even kids shows and music videos are all state-created brainwashing stuff) will indeed drive many lower class city-dwellers straight into the arms of the military. Excitement! A chance to get outside with a las gun and kill some stuff. Respect. More attention from the opposite sex.
And if you bite the dust, at least your next of kin gets a bonus on his/her welfare payments.

[CombatMedic]

I'd say you're probably looking at 40-50% from the Burbs (serving to get citizenship), 30-40% from the cities, and the last 10-30% from wilderness communities. The wilderness and rural folks don't provide nearly as many, because there's more opportunities for work out there. In the Burbs, joining the CS Army is a great way to get money and maybe a chance to get loved ones inside the cities. In the cities themselves, its a form of work, and one that gains prestige and pays well enough.

Sounds good to me.
Thanks!


I imagine sitting all day in your crappy warren-like block apartment, eating soylent teal , and watching loads of propaganda (there's not much else on the screens; even kids shows and music videos are all state-created brainwashing stuff) will indeed drive many lower class city-dwellers straight into the arms of the military. Excitement! Opportunities for advancement. Better chow. A chance to get outdoors with a las gun and kill some stuff. Respect. More attention from the opposite sex.
And if you bite the dust, at least your next of kin gets a bonus on his/her welfare payments.

That's assuming they aren't simply conscripted.

No doubt one of the books makes it clear if there is a draft.

[Pepsi Jedi]

There's not a draft. The CS Doesn't need a draft. They've got people living in what we'd call tent cities or hovels around their Megacities, waiting years for the chance to join the CS via military (or other) Service.

The newest book says that after the Minion war gears up on Rifts Earth (While also saying it's been going on for 300 years) That the Emp put out a speech and one million people from out side the CS joined the military. Poof. One speech and the CS which already had 2.5+ Million troops, just signed up another million flat.

[CombatMedic]

There's not a draft. The CS Doesn't need a draft. They've got people living in what we'd call tent cities or hovels around their Megacities, waiting years for the chance to join the CS via military (or other) Service.

The newest book says that after the Minion war gears up on Rifts Earth (While also saying it's been going on for 300 years) That the Emp put out a speech and one million people from out side the CS joined the military. Poof. One speech and the CS which already had 2.5+ Million troops, just signed up another million flat.

Thanks for the info.

This makes sense. The incentives to join up are pretty strong for a large number of people.

[Pepsi Jedi]

Before that they got so many to sign up for the tolkeen war, that at the end of the war, even with all their losses, the CS broke "even' on troops.

[Library Ogre]

I'd say you're probably looking at 40-50% from the Burbs (serving to get citizenship), 30-40% from the cities, and the last 10-30% from wilderness communities. The wilderness and rural folks don't provide nearly as many, because there's more opportunities for work out there. In the Burbs, joining the CS Army is a great way to get money and maybe a chance to get loved ones inside the cities. In the cities themselves, its a form of work, and one that gains prestige and pays well enough.

Sounds good to me.
Thanks!


I imagine sitting all day in your crappy warren-like block apartment, eating soylent teal , and watching loads of propaganda (there's not much else on the screens; even kids shows and music videos are all state-created brainwashing stuff) will indeed drive many lower class city-dwellers straight into the arms of the military. Excitement! A chance to get outside with a las gun and kill some stuff. Respect. More attention from the opposite sex.
And if you bite the dust, at least your next of kin gets a bonus on his/her welfare payments.

"Would you like to know more?"

[CombatMedic]

"Would you like to know more?"

Indeed.

Just what for the great campaign against the Xiticix (or however the word is spelled).