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Get a life Gary …
What a terrible idea. It's tough enough to motivate people who volunteered for less than altruistic reasons. I'd hate to throw people who were forced to be there in the mix.
It’s like Vietnam didn’t happen lmao
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nah they just need to deploy their kids to front lines first, mandatory rule when starting wars
Gary, take out the first O in your last name and that’s the value of your opinion.
You realize that if everyone is a veteran, then being a veteran means very little, and we veterans would no longer get any special treatment.
You would totally loose your free meal at Applebee's bud.
Please share your military service with us
Nope
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https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-blog-about-military-matters/66448067-should-there-be-a-military-draft Should there be a military draft? – John T. Reed
No large country does mandatory service for the entire population as it’s impractical and unnecessary.
I suspect most here don’t know the reasons for mandatory service for *some* aka draft, hence the link above. A “professional” army as it goes today is merely a mercenary army.
In any case there are 2 problems we have:
- bs wars started by draft dodgers, gotta make them send their kids first
- pervasiveness of bums due to being in the “good times -> weak men” part of the cycle. I’d be in favor of mandatory 1-mo summer boot camp w/o the shooting part for middle or high schoolers to learn the non-weapons side of military.
In Army BCT, there’s no live fire training until a month in. 1st month (reception + white phase) is about discipline, which is universally useful. Or better yet do it for a semester/trimester in lieu of the numerous useless subjects in school.
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lol plenty of proof here but very consistent of u to say that w/ ur complete lack of logic. Combine that with being a dinosaur for a wonderful combo. I guess that’s how one becomes so outdated and uniformed, start with zero logic and unable to keep up with the world.
I could get on board with 2 years of service with the military as an option. The truth is that not everyone can handle the military and it’s not worth putting people in danger so someone can “serve.” Allow peace corps and something similar to the CCC as options and it might work.
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yes I know but it’s still the case that the incapable are being prioritized in cases of wartime in ur plan so was pointing out a blindspot
I can be on board with 2 years of national service (widely interpreted) to secure social security and citizenship rights.