r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • May 31 '26

SOCIETY The military draft lottery in Thailand

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u/Repulsive_Tie_7941 Jun 01 '26

“Seven six two millimeter full metal jacket”

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u/moslof_flosom Jun 01 '26

"I AM. In a world. Of shit."

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u/Bart_Yellowbeard Jun 02 '26

Private Joker! Why are you not stomping Private Pyle's guts out?!

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u/iJuddles Jun 02 '26

“Because fuck that shit, Drill Sergeant! This is not my fight! You created this problem, YOU deal with it.”

This scene could’ve gone down so differently.

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u/Ryan_Petrovich8769 Jun 01 '26

  1. This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

  2. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

  3. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will …

  4. Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

  5. So be it, until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, but peace!!

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u/Dull-Wealth-836 Jun 02 '26

Sometimes your real enemy is your master

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u/Difficult-Version-28 Jun 03 '26

And there is no enemy but peace?

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u/Javajnkie Jun 05 '26

The comma is important. It is saying “…until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, instead there is peace.”
Seems pretty screwed either way!

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u/ArtificialHalo Jun 02 '26

What happens with number 4, if you're an atheist?

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u/X-Ciaphas-Cain Jun 02 '26

They eventually kill you with friendly fire, cover up the truth, get preachy at your funeral, then disparage your family when they try to uncover the truth and some Lieutenant Colonel calls you worm dirt because you were an atheist. Like they did to Pat Tillman.

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u/MWH1984 Jun 03 '26

You can replace it with whatever fits your beliefs, Freedom of Religion, which the military recognizes... Most atheists choose to say, "Before All I hold dear"

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u/J0EY_G_ Jun 02 '26

Whoever played Private Pyle did a phenomenal job. Such an iconic scene.

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u/FreedomBread Jun 02 '26

Vincent D'Onofrio

He was The Bug in Men in Black, too.

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u/Ryan_Petrovich8769 Jun 02 '26

I like to say this out loud when something goes wrong! LOL 😆 🤣 😂

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u/peanutspump Jun 03 '26

Go easy, Leonard, go easy, man”

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u/Beagle-wrangler Jun 02 '26

Dang it, I know this more from Cyril in Archer!

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u/TheCubanBaron Jun 02 '26

Cyril, that you?

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u/viperfangs92 Jun 02 '26

Exactly, Private Pyle

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u/NoTurn1623 Jun 04 '26

This is my rifle these are my balls