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Originally Posted by shadha
AsSalamu' Alaykum, 
So I got into a conversation with a Pastor Dave [yes like the character but I kid you not, that was his name  ] at my job. I liked the man right off the bat. He was very well-rounded, thoughtful with his words, and very sharp.
He was telling me of his experience in Eritrea [Asmara is the capital and sounds so beautiful with a beautiful meaning, it is now on top of my most wanted female baby names but moving on...   ] and describing to me the turmoil the country is in. I forgot how but we began on the conversation of government enforced military enlistment. I didn't hold back. I firmly gave my opinion on it, which thankfully he agreed 110% with.
Do you think the governments of the US, UK & Canada should have an enforced military enlistment upon turning a certain age [such as the age 18]?
I absolutely think so, ESPECIALLY in America. No this has nothing to do with the wars at hand [hell, I don't think those who are apart of the forced enlistment should be deployed to combat zones], but more about the sheer level of arrogance, brattiness, entitlement, and immediate gratification syndrome the children/criminals/parasites of this country are so dreadfully suffering from. They need structure, they need discipline, they need exercise, they need to feel that they are accountable for their actions, and they need to grow the hell up. Hell, as part of serving, they should be given a free college education. See, we hit so many birds with one stone.
Thoughts?
shadha- |
it costs tens of thousands of dollars to train an American soldier for one year. Training millions of 18 year olds every year would cost billions of dollars. Exempting them from serving in wars would mean the training and money is basically going down the toilet.
Sending somebody to college costs anywhere from $30,000 to $200,000+. Providing a free college education to every 18 year old in the country would cost the US government tens or hundreds of billions of dollars every year, most of which would be waste.
Also any mandatory service program in the world has exemptions, and anyone from a country that has mandatory service knows that all kinds of corruption and unfairness springs up around those exemptions. The same thing would happen in America
its a bad idea, the USA should not have mandatory service or a draft under any circumstance (other than china or aliens invading us)
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