[Beso]

I think I would like 1 years service from 18-25 year olds in either a military or charitable role


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[Cherie]

No I think it should be an option, but not compulsory

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Cherie

No I think it should be an option, but not compulsory

It would have to be compulsory for it to work.

I know the government were thinking about discussing it in 2013.

They need to hurry up.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

It would have to be compulsory for it to work.

I know the government were thinking about discussing it in 2013.

They need to hurry up.

I wouldn’t be happy to see my children forced into doing something they have no interest in, would you.?

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I wouldn’t be happy to see my children forced into doing something they have no interest in, would you.?

Probably not, but if its for the good of the country and was proven to better them then i would put up with it.

[Kazanne]

I think some teens could benefit from it,so many are ferrel and have no respect,so especially for young offenders it coud be a good thing. It may work off some of thier anger,aggresion and disrespect.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I think some teens could benefit from it,so many are ferrel and have no respect,so especially for young offenders it coud be a good thing. It may work off some of thier anger,aggresion and disrespect.

I think teens are too young, i prefer giving them the option to do the year later on when they are into thier 20s.

All must do it though.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I think some teens could benefit from it,so many are ferrel and have no respect,so especially for young offenders it coud be a good thing. It may work off some of thier anger,aggresion and disrespect.

Military service would not bestow 'respect' (I'd say the phrase you are looking for is compliance) upon people today anymore than it did when National Service was a thing, which is to say, it didn't.

National Service was a waste of time and resources back then and it would be a waste of time and resources now.

[RichardG]

i'd rather kill myself than go in the military

i'm not sure i'd particularly enjoy one year in a charitable role either. for me it would certainly take the 'charitable'-ness out of the act if you're forced into doing it.

[Beso]

They could even spread the year over the 7 years.

[Brother Leon]

Nope.

[smudgie]

No.
If it’s not a free choice then it wouldn’t work.

[Marsh.]

Nope. Forcing something like that would be an incredibly backwards step.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes - it would benefit the multitudes of ill educated chavs we produce through poor sexual education and discipline.

[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I think I would like 1 years service from 18-25 year olds in either a military or charitable role

YES

[Underscore]

NO.

Full stop.

[Tom4784]

**** no. Military service should be a choice, not something that's forced upon people.

It didn't help solve society's problems ills back when it was a thing and it won't solve any problems now.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

**** no. Military service should be a choice, not something that's forced upon people.

It didn't help solve society's problems ills back when it was a thing and it won't solve any problems now.

You get the choice, military or charitable.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by parmnion

You get the choice, military or charitable.

Is it really charity if it's forced on people? As someone else said, what does charitable national service look like? What would be the point?

Typically when people speak of bringing back National Service, I tend to think it's a case of them looking back with rose tinted glasses. I don't think it worked much back then and it certainly wouldn't work now as the world is a different place.

[Kizzy]

No.

[Tom4784]

We don't take care of the veterans that chose military service, why would you want to throw people unwilling and unsuited to military service into situations they aren't prepared for and created more people that are damaged by their experiences and ignored by the state for it?

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

We don't take care of the veterans that chose military service, why would you want to throw people unwilling and unsuited to military service into situations they aren't prepared for and created more people that are damaged by their experiences and ignored by the state for it?

They can pick charity work then.

[Marsh.]

What constitutes "charitable"?

Working for free in a charity shop? Flying to a war zone to feed the starving? A big spectrum.

[Withano]

Oh you wanna study medicine to become a doctor? Thats great. One year in Iraq first though. Laters.

[Cherie]

I would hate to be ordered to give up my time so I wouldn't wish it on anyone