Reply #17: Gonna get so amazingly flamed for this... [View All]

How about:

"Good GOD! Surely you can do better than joining the Army?! Only stupid losers enlist and they only ever really join up because they feel they're no good at anything else! They always give other reasons, but that's the real one. The Army knows this, it plays on their fears and tries to get them to doubt their own judgement. I know you, you're a good person with a lot going for you and you deserve better than that!"

Possibly would only strike a chord in European countries, though, where being in the Army is rightly seen as a job rather than some sort of weird calling.

I will now be toasted. Shall I sprinkle myself lightly with chopped garlic and basil? Or Demerera sugar? All three can be nice, sometimes, but that would mask my unique piquancy.