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Beau R
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Definitely yes. The Israeli's have a system, whereby everyone upon graduation from High School is then obligated to serve in the military. In America we should be doing the same. This would give everyone a breather between high school and college, therefor allowing a more mature individual to attend college. It would also give our country a standing reserve force of trained people. It might also cut down on the crime rate, as a lot of the younger aged criminals would be in the military. |
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Mistress
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A Maximum? Some people make careers out of being in the military...you're saying you want to limit their service to 4 years?
Or did you mean minimum? Meaning they HAVE to serve at least 4 years?
In that case, NO. It should be my choice whether I want to serve in the military. You can't govern my patriotism any more than you can govern my religion. |
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daylin_j
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No because they would not want to do there job, and there are some shi* bags out there, that I would not want to see in the Military.. But if it was made that way I think we would have better people with better ethics... |
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jeremy h
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i think america would not stand for it but i think it would produce a better class of young people in the us, and would allow our young people to gain experiance in a feild that they may be interested. |
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persiandiva77
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No way. The military likes the status as all-volunteer, the people there want to be there. I cannot imagine a US with mandatory military service. |
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wrack 'n' ruin
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I think you may mean a "minimum," not maximum, of time served in the military. Like Israel.
Simple answer is no, because it would bankrupt the treasury.
I would also prefer to have willing volunteers doing the job of protecting the country's interests, rather than the unwilling conscripted.
Last, I consider compulsory military service a violation of my constitutional protection against involuntary servitude. |
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Biz Iz
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I personally do not believe that is a good idea. Of course, that is because I never had any desire to serve in the military, so I am probably biased against the proposal.
Don't forget about conscripting women as well. Play fair. |
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hisemiester
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No, but two would be nice. I truly believe that all young men and women should have to spend time in the mil or a civilian org that would place them in a foreign country for at least one year. It would serve more than one purpose. They would see a little of what this world is about and would give them a better view of what to do with their lives. It should be a requisite to college.
Results - a better, rounded person.
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Politically Wrong
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As good as an idea as it sounds, we would have lots of trash in the military....Volunteer military is a healthier military.
In the 60s & 70s, we had the draft...we had all the undesireables in the world...was not a good situation.
I would rather fight alongside a volunteer, than someone that doesn't want to be there |
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Goober M
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We live in a FREE country. The government already screws us enough, so, no, taking 3-4 years of my life and possibly shipping me off to another country to fight an unwinnable war is not my idea of freedom. We have plenty of men and women who want to serve our country, and I respect the hell out of them, but for me, I serve in other ways. I'm very grateful for those men and women. They have a special character that not many human beings have. I volunteer my time, I've picked a job where I can help people (thank God for my freedom to pick my own career), and I do everything else I can to "serve" my country in one way or the other. |
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Harry
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HELL NO!!
If the people of a country are not willing to volunteer to fight for it, then perhaps that country is not worth fighting for anymore. |
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Michael E
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You think our top military officials should have less than 4 years training before they command the greatest forces on Earth?? I'll pass. ;-)
You DID mean term limits with that "maximum", right? |
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tallerfella
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Not sure about military time exclusively; but manditory national service would be a great idea |
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J G
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Other countries do it, and it would show every man in America the price of freedom. I think there should be no cop-out services either, like serving as an officer or as an engineer so you can avoid the possibility of your own death. No priveleges. Maybe we'd be in fewer wars this way. Maybe Americans would be more outraged by the atrocities of war like they were when the draft was in effect. |
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rmagedon
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Yes but I would only support 18 - 24 months and not just men but women as well, make it part of the education process. |
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Donny S
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No, I think it is a good idea for someone to choose to do so, but it smacks of a military state when all able bodied men are required to join. I think an all- volunteer force is the best. |
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mickey n
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I think a two year deal would be good. No war time, just staying in the states and take care of the home front. Also, I think it would do some good for some guys. Learn respect for country and learn to respect themselves and other people. |
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Reported for insulting my belief
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No. Why not men and women?????? It would still be a no. |
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Pretty birds ♥
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I think it would cause them to respect our country more. They would have a closer connection to it. It would be hard for Congress to pass a law like this. There would be too much opposition (also, they probably do not want their sons to serve in the military.) |
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Jess
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No it shouldn't be mandatory cause as an american it should be your choice. |
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carlosc1dbz
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NO!!! that would be retarded. Also since it would be mandatory the salary of military people would plummit. There is no incentivve for the goverment to pay its soldiers alot of money if they have to be soldiers if they like it or not. ALso if you have a huge army your gonna want to use it or else you will feel stupid, so we would be more likely to go to war just because. So yeah its a stupid idea. |
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Ray K
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I think not. Staying with an all volunteer military provides people who really want to be there, those who feel a duty to their country. Conscription brings in all the ne'er-do-wells, the slackers, and cowards. As far as conscripting women, as someone suggested, has American thinking actually gotten absurd enough to believe in that? If so, it's no wonder our country is in so much trouble. Women are the backbone of the family units that made America what it was. To consider a woman my equal is to demean the woman. Honor our women. Don't turn them into cannon fodder. |
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Amy Beware
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It should be mandatory for all men everywhere to have a stint in millitary. Builds character, self disipline and comitment, some of the things most men never learn. |
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theswamii
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no. We are not China. Freedom is what we perceive ourselves as having more of then the other countries in the world. So no mandatory military.
Besides, how much more do we really need to spend on military? Don't we already spend enough.... Besides the fact we have fools in charge of it. |
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desotobrave
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No. The Constitution says that forced servitude is illegal.
Whether it would be a good idea or not is irrelevant. Slavery is immoral. |
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gib000
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Not a good idea. It lowers the morale, serving overseas or in the states with soldiers that don't want to be there. Mandatory community service for civilians and legal imigrants is better for maybe 300 hrs. They should be paid for it to. Most colleges and high schools require that. It is more reasonable. |
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tehabwa
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No.
Even if our military weren't used for illegal and immoral purposes I wouldn't agree with this.
As it is, I'm vehemently opposed.
People should never be made to murder innocent people against their will.
Besides, people are supposed to be able to make their own decisions in a (supposedly) free country. |
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open4one
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No.
That would be "involuntary servitude" in violation of the Constitution, and even if it weren't, it certainly would make it hard to say that we're a free country with a straight face.
Moreover, a lot of people would be utterly useless in uniform. While it may be true that it would benefit some people to have military experience, the service is not a social agency. The idea is "defense", not to try to raise the average character level of society to the average level of the armed forces.
No, leave it volunteer, don't dilute it by taking anyone and everyone. |
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Norm DeGuere
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Yes. All US citizens should serve their country in some capacity, including military. |
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