• Dragon@lemmy.ml
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    5 hours ago

    Are you suggesting that these laws only apply during active service in the military?

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          4 hours ago

          Surrender specifically is a combatant concept (defecting and espionage are not), non-combatants don’t surrender under military law, they migrate or seek asylum. E.g. to surrender you must be a combatant in this case an active service member.

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            3 hours ago

            Sure, but in a country with universal conscription I’m not sure that’s exclusive to the military context.

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              3 hours ago

              Universal conscription doesn’t mean what you seem to think it means. It’s simply a mandatory service term, not permanent combatant status. Much like in the ROK, Thailand, etc., eligible citizens serve a set period then return to civilian life, they aren’t subject to surrender laws before or after their term.

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                2 hours ago

                I understand this but am not familiar with the specifics. In Israel, for example, I know people remain on reserve duty long past their conscription period.

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                  2 hours ago

                  This isn’t relevant anyway the fact is the laws you posted are seemingly entirely normal laws that are common around the world, and you were wrong that they aren’t allowed to travel abroad by the government.

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                    2 hours ago

                    How is that not relevant? If people are I’m reserve services presumably this law would apply to them.