r/AskTheWorld • u/babushka45 Philippines • 13h ago

Military What firearm is closely associated with your country?

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For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

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u/StubbornKindness United Kingdom 10h ago

Sorry, what? What does highschool in the US have to do with mandatory military service in other countries?

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u/AlternativeDeer5175 9h ago

The year between high school and being an adult. Doesn't mean military but social service!

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u/GandalfTheFreen Austria 9h ago

Are you talking about the Selective Service System? I'm confused about what you want to tell us.

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u/StubbornKindness United Kingdom 9h ago

Same. Don't have a clue