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* '''Inverted''': Bob actively [[FeigningHealthiness lies and doctors his medical records to appear healthy]], [[ArmoredClosetGay absolutely denies any possible homosexuality]] and adopts a MaskOfSanity in the hopes that he'll get volunteered.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob actively [[FeigningHealthiness actively lies about how healthy he is and doctors his medical records to appear healthy]], [[ArmoredClosetGay absolutely denies any possible homosexuality]] homosexuality while showing off extremely grandiose acts of homophobia]], and adopts a the most convincing MaskOfSanity in he could possibly muster upin the hopes that he'll get volunteered.
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** Bob commits theft to get imprisoned - and therefore not drafted.
** When his time for conscription comes, Bob literally leaves for outer space as soon as he can.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Then Bob hands in a fake diagnosis of Compulsive Lying Disorder, and he is sent away without having to serve.
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** Bob allows himself to get imprisoned over a minor crime to dodge the draft, but ends up TradingBarsForStripes.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** Then Bob hands in a fake diagnosis of Compulsive Lying Disorder, and he is sent away without having toserve.serve.
** Bob isn't the OneManArmy they expected, but is nevertheless BecomingTheMask, so they send him home for the sake of everyone's (including his own) safety.
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** Then Bob hands in a fake diagnosis of Compulsive Lying Disorder, and he is sent away without having to
** Bob isn't the OneManArmy they expected, but is nevertheless BecomingTheMask, so they send him home for the sake of everyone's (including his own) safety.
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** Bob is famous, and his DraftDodging out of pacifistic reasons inspires others to also dodge the draft. TheGovernment of his country has to leave the war due to getting too less soldiers.
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** Bob is famous, and his DraftDodging out of pacifistic reasons inspires others to also dodge the draft. TheGovernment of his country has to leave the war due to getting too less soldiers.soldiers.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob steps into the examination room with a chicken on his head, talking absolute nonsense. He is immediately believed to be crazy.
* '''Played for Drama''': Later in his life, Bob runs for the presidency. When his adversary finds out that he dodged the draft back in the war, his reputation takes a massive hit.
* '''Implied''': Bob is at home while most young healthy men are off to war.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob steps into the examination room with a chicken on his head, talking absolute nonsense. He is immediately believed to be crazy.
* '''Played for Drama''': Later in his life, Bob runs for the presidency. When his adversary finds out that he dodged the draft back in the war, his reputation takes a massive hit.
* '''Implied''': Bob is at home while most young healthy men are off to war.
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** Bob injects himself with glucose before his examination in the induction office to fake diabetes.
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** Bob injects himself with glucose and wears a borrowed insuline pump before his examination in the induction office to fake diabetes.
** When called up for conscription, Bob leaves for the neighboring state Troperia.
** Bob hires Albert, an experienced mercenary, to serve his time in the military for him.
** Bob hires Albert, an experienced mercenary, to serve his time in the military for him.
** The country has conscription, but everyone in the army is a professional soldier, since everyone dodges the draft.
** Bob's religion urges followers to stay out of anything about the secular state at all costs, what of course includes the draft.
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* '''Subverted''': To get out of military service, Bob feigns insanity. But the psychiatrists get behind his little charade because he drops it before leaving the examination room.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** To get out of military service, Bob feigns insanity. But the psychiatrists get behind his little charade because he accidentally drops it before leaving the examinationroom.room.
** Bob tries to get out by behaving AxCrazy. The examiners decide that he would be a very useful soldier.
** To get out of military service, Bob feigns insanity. But the psychiatrists get behind his little charade because he accidentally drops it before leaving the examination
** Bob tries to get out by behaving AxCrazy. The examiners decide that he would be a very useful soldier.
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* '''Averted''': The army has only volunteers, and also Bob volunteers.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Nobody in the work has to do anything with the army.
** The army has only volunteers, and also Bob volunteers.
** Nobody in the work has to do anything with the army.
** The army has only volunteers, and also Bob volunteers.
* '''Invoked''': The preacher in Bob's church gives a [[SuspiciouslySpecificSermon sermon on the evils of warfare the Sunday before Bob has to go to the induction office]], and this inspires him to dodge the draft.
* '''Exploited''': Albert hires himself out to do mandatory military service in the place of his customers.
* '''Defied''': Bob's attempt is found out due to a far too checkered medical history to be real.
* '''Exploited''': Albert hires himself out to do mandatory military service in the place of his customers.
* '''Defied''': Bob's attempt is found out due to a far too checkered medical history to be real.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob manages to survive the war thanks to this and lives on to reach 101 years, while all his friends who followed the draft die horribly on the battlefield.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Bob manages to survive the war thanks to this and lives on to reach 101 years, while all his friends who followed the draft die horribly on thebattlefield.battlefield.
** Bob is famous, and his DraftDodging out of pacifistic reasons inspires others to also dodge the draft. TheGovernment of his country has to leave the war due to getting too less soldiers.
** Bob manages to survive the war thanks to this and lives on to reach 101 years, while all his friends who followed the draft die horribly on the
** Bob is famous, and his DraftDodging out of pacifistic reasons inspires others to also dodge the draft. TheGovernment of his country has to leave the war due to getting too less soldiers.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is very sick and would be exempt from military service with a real cause. He volunteers anyway.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is very sick actively [[FeigningHealthiness lies and would be exempt from military service with doctors his medical records to appear healthy]], [[ArmoredClosetGay absolutely denies any possible homosexuality]] and adopts a real cause. He volunteers anyway.MaskOfSanity in the hopes that he'll get volunteered.
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** Bob and Charlie act lovey-dovey with each other in the induction office and are exempt due to seeming gay.
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* '''Parodied''':
'''Parodied''': Bob is [[MisterSeahorse visibly pregnant]], and his urine tests positive for pregnancy. He is accused of this trope due to the famous urban legend.
*'''Lampshaded''':
'''Lampshaded''': "And don't believe too obvious signs of insanity. They're usually fake."
*'''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': Bob and Charlie are soon to be drafted, and talk about their opportunities to get out of it.
*'''Conversed''':'''Conversed''': "Would you dodge the draft too?"
* '''Deconstructed''': The army gets far too less personnel. And Bob only dies horribly in his hometown's bombing instead of the rather fast death by gunshot that had awaited him on the battlefield.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob manages to survive the war thanks to this and lives on to reach 101 years, while all his friends who followed the draft die horribly on the battlefield.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The army gets far too less personnel. And Bob only dies horribly in his hometown's bombing instead of the rather fast death by gunshot that had awaited him on the battlefield.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob manages to survive the war thanks to this and lives on to reach 101 years, while all his friends who followed the draft die horribly on the battlefield.
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'''Basic Trope Description''': A character betrays their way out of mandatory military service by feigning an excuse.
* '''Straight''':
** Bob injects himself with glucose before his examination in the induction office to fake diabetes.
** Bob is examined before entering mandatory military service, but gets out of service by ObfuscatingInsanity.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Everyone in the cast got out of military service in different ways.
** Bob literally cuts off all his limbs to avoid military service.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob feigns autism to get assigned to the rear instead of real combat.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is a pacifist and believes conscription to be wrong in general.
** When he would in fact go to war, he would fight in a war of aggression his country started. He has severe moral objections against fighting for an invading army.
** Bob has a family to support and needs to stay at home for this.
** Bob is just lazy or a DirtyCoward.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is very sick and would be exempt from military service with a real cause. He volunteers anyway.
* '''Subverted''': To get out of military service, Bob feigns insanity. But the psychiatrists get behind his little charade because he drops it before leaving the examination room.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then Bob hands in a fake diagnosis of Compulsive Lying Disorder, and he is sent away without having to serve.
* '''Enforced''':
** TruthInTelevision
** The author wants to use this as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for Bob (e. g. as a DirtyCoward, or a pacifist).
* '''Averted''': The army has only volunteers, and also Bob volunteers.
* '''Zigzagged''': Bob just doesn't seem to know whether he will follow the draft or not.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Straight''':
** Bob injects himself with glucose before his examination in the induction office to fake diabetes.
** Bob is examined before entering mandatory military service, but gets out of service by ObfuscatingInsanity.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Everyone in the cast got out of military service in different ways.
** Bob literally cuts off all his limbs to avoid military service.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob feigns autism to get assigned to the rear instead of real combat.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is a pacifist and believes conscription to be wrong in general.
** When he would in fact go to war, he would fight in a war of aggression his country started. He has severe moral objections against fighting for an invading army.
** Bob has a family to support and needs to stay at home for this.
** Bob is just lazy or a DirtyCoward.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is very sick and would be exempt from military service with a real cause. He volunteers anyway.
* '''Subverted''': To get out of military service, Bob feigns insanity. But the psychiatrists get behind his little charade because he drops it before leaving the examination room.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then Bob hands in a fake diagnosis of Compulsive Lying Disorder, and he is sent away without having to serve.
* '''Enforced''':
** TruthInTelevision
** The author wants to use this as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for Bob (e. g. as a DirtyCoward, or a pacifist).
* '''Averted''': The army has only volunteers, and also Bob volunteers.
* '''Zigzagged''': Bob just doesn't seem to know whether he will follow the draft or not.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
