A lot of countries do it. Can it work for america? Would you as 18yo do it? The army is in very bad shape.
2007-06-18 07:24:59 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It would be good. Discipline and values need to be instilled in the young. Many parents have failed.
Israel does it, and they don't have nearly as many social problems as we do.
2007-06-18 07:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
not so good, prior military for 14 yrs, and you don't want everybody. Some people are just not cut out of militry service. Voelnteer is by far the best. You get better soldiers and igher educated levels all around. when it was manditory, you had alot of dis honorable discharges, awols and just plain slackers who caused all kinds of problems. I don't wnat to serve with people who don't want to be there. Yes other countries do, and they got a poor military, I've personally seen it in this country years ago, and inNorway in the 1980's, It just fills slots, and most don't care, or want to be there. I am for a limited war time draft though, but peace time, and just manditory causes a lazy fighting spirit and poor standards of service. Women should never be drafted, sad enough that men have to die, but when we drafting woman to die, our heart as a nation has then gone cold towards our mothers and duaghters, and that is not good, that is why we got so many social problems today, a lack of respect for women to be women, and not allowing men to be men.
2007-06-18 07:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by edjdonnell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you think the army is in bad shape now, just wait til some of the lazy losers have to go into the army that should never be there. I think it's a bad idea, and it would never work here. Our society is way more intricate than those countries that require military service, and we have way more people.
2007-06-18 07:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by colorguy 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a 2-year national service period. People could do disaster-relief duty, peace-corps work or some other form of service. MAYBE a support arm for the military, like ditch-digging or base constructions. However, I am absolutely against a military draft under anything less then a dire, national-survival scale emergency. All volunteer, all the way.
2007-06-18 09:19:52 · answer #4 · answered by Gretch 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mussolini is proud of you, but think of the society if everyone becomes a soldier. Many people still think and act like soldiers after their army days, so America would have a society full of people lacking conscience, common sense, and critical thought. Well, probably in a militarist nation like the USA there is not much need for intellectuals, but for intelligent teens, who could actually do more worthwhile things than shoot people, it would really be a waste of time.
2007-06-18 08:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by Idonotknowmyname 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would hate to have to pay for a 9 million person military.
there are 2 million 18 yr old males
there are 2 million 18 yr old females
there are 2 million 19 yr old males
there are 2 million 19 yr old females
in the US according to the US Census.
We don't have enough military bases to house that many people or train them.
2007-06-18 07:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have long felt that this type of service insures that evryone with a say, has done service for the country. I don't think all have to serve in the military. Some could serve as volunteers in the social service of this country. Disaster teams, that would be dispatched when nature shows her wild side. Teachers for the poorer areas of the country. Nursing students could be a peace corp in our own country. In return for thier service, the schooling would be discounted, because they have given this service to thier country.
2007-06-18 07:40:53 · answer #7 · answered by Bruce W 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a great idea. It might just teach this young generation of gimme gimme gimmes into actually doing something worthwhile besides playing video games and shopping. they need to be taught self respect and respect for others as well as feel pride for their country not just take it for granted as they do now. i think sending them thru boot camp and school would do this or keep them in boot camp until it does sink in. let them help out by going to Iraq and giving our soilders a break to. they are no better than the soilders. i agree with the people above if they go to college great but once they finish its into the military to do their 2 years service. actually i think 4 years would be more appropriate to give them a longer time to adjust.
2007-06-18 08:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
America, Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Forced Service doesn't seem to agree with that.
2007-06-18 20:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great Idea. This idea is way past due. Bring back the draft and get these hoods off the streets. Sure, we have a good Military, but I am old enough to remember the WW2 and all the draftees who saved this countries a**. Don't talk to me about this present military being the best. They may have better equipment, but better men and women, thats a damn stretch.
2007-06-18 08:02:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely it would work for us! It would not be asking everyone to support whatever conflict we might be in at the time, but to support the troops that risk their lives to defend the freedoms that most Americans take for granted. People don't realize how blessed we as Americans are, but a minimum two year service would cure that. HOOAH!
2007-06-18 12:24:57 · answer #11 · answered by an_immortal_angel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋