I want to join the armed services, but will need a medical waiver for a foot surgery I had 14 years ago. Where can I get a physical checkup?

No. We might find ourselves in a "global conflict" but it won't be anything like WW2. And we are far better positioned than Russia.

We have geography, technology and most of the civilized world on our side. So if push came to shove, we could hit them before they can hit us.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.