2006-07-16 05:14:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No
2006-07-16 05:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Linda 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you thinking about what serving in the military will mean to you personally? If so, you must evaluate your situation and follow your conscience. I am sure there are some circumstances where an able bodied man should not serve in the military. Some people are just not suited for military duties. This is no fault of anyone. Maybe talking to some veterans would give you different views of the experience.
2006-07-16 12:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by common sense 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conscription is only introduced when a country feels itself seriously threatened by a possible attack.
The problem with that is that the military get people who don't want to be there. Nobody is happy with that.
A volunteer military is far preferable, but may not supply sufficient numbers to make it viable as a fighting force.
So we have the present situation, where adverts 'Your Country Needs YOU', help those who have signed on as a career.
It certainly does the individual no harm at all, and in most cases, produces people with self discipline, something the present generation lack.
2006-07-16 12:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Froggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. We've more than enough good and moral people who are willing to serve in our military.
I see no need to force the military to reach to the bottom of the barrel.
2006-07-16 12:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they owe their country something for all they recieve. Not necessarily in a military capacity, but in some capicity to serve our country..
2006-07-16 12:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt. The US is historically one of the few developed countries that had never had a mandatory service period.
2006-07-16 12:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Polar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when times get that bad and a draft is needed, then there wont be no choice anymore, apart of the choice of having money, like in the olden vietnam days
2006-07-16 19:07:43 · answer #7 · answered by rotacka0687 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we had a war like WW2, yes. The present wars for oil-no.
2006-07-16 12:17:55 · answer #8 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Have some kind of military but not have everyone in it.
The economy would be better off.
2006-07-16 12:25:50 · answer #9 · answered by xt_oo_tx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they are able-brained as well... which should eliminate a sizeable proportion
2006-07-16 12:24:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mandatory servitude is sometimes referred to by another name:...."Slavery".
2006-07-16 12:21:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋