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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Significant-Colour on 2025-05-17 16:11:14+00:00.
I studied at the military university, in service - meaning before uni, we had basic training and we were getting salary; let's say "enough for a relatively comfortable student's life".
Obviously, they started the first year by teaching us the difference between being soldier and a civilian, including the legal stuff - what we are not allowed to do, what rights did we give up by signing up.
One of the lecturers was adamant that, because we are in salaried service studying state uni, we are not permitted to use a "student discount".
OK, if that's the rule, that's the rule. And I was careful to never request a STUDENT discount for the next 3 years.
However... there was no rule prohibitting us from having an ISIC card. I asked!
Solution was trivial: For the next 3 years, I would just ask for "an ISIC discount", as a law-abiding soldier; never for "a STUDENT discount".