We seem to be a nation of ill-disciplined, overweight sloths - would national service improve things? What about yob culture - would it counteract this also? I think it would, but in today's political correctness gone mad, would the human rights brigade ever let it happen?
2006-08-17 04:23:28 · 14 answers · asked by whellad 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes it would be good for the country and change drastically the society we live in. There should however be a means of opting to serve the community as an alternative to the Armed Forces. There are many positives about the idea and I think it would be cost effective. If people knew that between the ages of eighteen and say, twenty-five they would have to serve the country for two or three years in some manner it would certainly focus their mind. As well as that it would change the employment market if, at any one time, you had many thousands serving their country in some way. Unemployment would fall drastically as would crime and social exclusion. There may even be a bonus in that these young people would be meeting, mixing with and giving and gaining respect from people with very different lives. It's another means of getting life experience which sadly so many of the young lack today.
2006-08-17 06:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by bob kerr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in South Korea and they have National Service. Although it can be good for all the reasons you say, it's also very bad. There is definately mental and physical abuse going on. The guys here go into service at age 21-23 but they can postpone it if they are students. This means that the guys can't actually start their lives until after that. Most of the men here either act like they are much younger than their years from lack of independence or turn into angry individuals because they had a bad experience.
This is a very simplified response to the situation here, but if I went into more detail, I'd be here all day!
Basically, I'm against it!
2006-08-17 04:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by sammi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people think that National Service would instill some discipline in the young men and women, but I think that all it would do would be to put up our taxes, as someone must pay for it, and teach the yobs how to fire guns, throw grenades etc.
2006-08-17 04:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by blondie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sorry it would just train the yobs how to inflict more pain.
you also have to look at the fact regiments are being shut down as they are no longer (needed) a government term for we can not afford them.
been like this far to long even as far back as the falklands they had to get ships refitted that were on thier way to be scrapped.
and as far as the human rights groups are concerned stuff them.
we do not want or need them saying we are mistreating prisoners bring back hanging and give me the ropes i will do the job no probs.
and forget the trial for terrorists just another word for gang of mass murderers.
sorry for ranting but i do have a few strong views on things
2006-08-17 04:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by raz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yob culture, its always been there we just live with it most people grow out of it .
its not a problem or maybe you want to control everybody and make them fit into what you think the world should be
if i want to be ill disciplined i will be
i am what i am sorry about that mate
oh and what of your human rights if they were taken away you
would not be able to moan about it because you wouldnt have the right to ,
its little creeps like you that make the world a worse place to live in and thats me using my human rights in saying what i think
so the anwser is no
2006-08-17 19:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course it should. Young people today are bored. They have no direction or guidance. This is a downward slope because these people will eventually have children of their own, but because they have no idea of discipline or morals they can't teach them to their children and the cycle repeats.
Although the flip side of that is that I'm slightly hesitant about military training for young people when the government itself appears to be lacking in morals and ideals.
2006-08-17 04:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by cheesywindowcanopy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it should but as you say the human rights brigade wouldn't let it happen,but other countries have national service.
2006-08-17 04:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by bobcat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human rights have no authority to intervene after all they aren't going into the service to get crucified just good discipline and teach personal hygene and how to get on with the other chap, and bonus all the sport you wish the army loves you taking part in sport and theyv'e got the gear. after 2 years a guy gets a new slant on life
2006-08-17 05:13:50 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-17 04:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does not artwork. The attitudes of society have moved on from the 1950's whilst it grow to be phased out. look on the lecture rooms and notice the version in practise, no longer in basic terms the matters however the techniques of discovering and coaching. The centers ought to no longer cope with the shortcoming of wellbeing and indiscipline endemic in on the instant's infants. The centers are an honest knit, extraordinarily disciplined and self stimulated arm of society. we ought to constantly be asking with regards to the covenant we've with servicemen. they are shoddily taken care of and disregarded via this administration.
2016-12-11 10:24:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋