It has been a long time (1966) since I went into the service, but if I recall correctly so long as you had one or more, and there were no other noticible lumps, bumps or masses felt through your scrotum, you passed THAT particular test.

One of my fellow "volunteers" at the induction center thought just having one would get him off - he ended up with a serial number just one lower than mine . . .

I was in three years (1969) before I ended up in the Central Highlands.

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Tomas (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2002 5:56 pm It has been a long time (1966) since I went into the service, but if I recall correctly so long as you had one or more, and there were no other noticible lumps, bumps or masses felt through your scrotum, you passed THAT particular test.

That seems to make sense; I've heard that if a man has only one testicle, the body will instruct that testicle to generate double the amount of testosterone it normally would, so he would still be hormonally normal.

If he has no testicles though, of course he won't be hormonally normal.

Why should a eunuch not been drafted.

I can not see what the possesion of testicles has to do with fighting for one's country. I am a gay man that served in the U.S. Air Force. I saw one of my friends get caught his ball caught on the obstacle course. It was removed and he elected to take the medical and get out. I went through all four years being gay and never found out. It was hard to do in the showers. I think a person's desire to serve should not be decided on the presence of two small glands between the legs. As a new eunuch that did not want it I would go serve again if I could and my country needed me.

On the contrary, the testicle is the very soul of infantry, and historically, it is the very basis of agriculture and military service.

(Yes, I do know how silly that sounds.)

The presence of Testosterone in the system increases muscle power and bone density by a remarkable amount. It is telling that women, with a T-factor of roughly one-half that of a male, can not match men in professional or Olympic sports. Muscle tone and ligature is also affected, and with it, the likelyhood of dislocation, as was demonstrated repeatedly and quite starkly in the sexual integration of the nation's firefighting forces. A eunuch, I believe, is likely to have a T count similar to a post-menopausal woman. Personally, I would not expect him to participate in basic training, nor hike up a mountain in full gear, nor would I be eager to have him on such a team due to having to slow down, rest more often, and risk exhaustion. Similarly, a broken bone or dislocated joint represents a serious disruption.

Historically, this meant that military service and the majority of farm work was reserved for men until the introduction of the yoke-drawn plough. While this is no longer true, our traditions and gender roles are still based upon certain assumptions. While a eunuch would be suitable for nearly any work outside of the infantry, the induction examinations are still based largely on certain minimum physical attributes, notably stamina and strength. Considering the biochemical similarity between a castrated male and a post-menopausal female, I believe that a medical examiner who is aware of the hormonal changes in a eunuch's body would exempt them from service immediately.

- Ra, Khepri

It seems like if we have to look at this shaved dick and balls on this guy that we might as well be looking a naked women.

I mean, after all, it is more interesting to me.

SO, what sayest thou Paolo and Bboy?

Is this nudity? Shall we have it or no?

A-1

There might or might not be balls in there ..... it's iffy .....

Oh, and I must remind everyone, on the subject of eunuchs in the military - remember Narses, the Byzantine General? Ferocious fellow, according to my book. Started off as a slave boy, I think and pretty much wound up as CIC for the Emporer.

The Chinese were also fond of having Eunuch Divisions in their armies. Said to be, like Narses, quite ferocious.

Wonder why?