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The UK Should Bring Back National Service To ALL School Leavers.
This would dramatically reduce crime by under 25’s, tackle gang culture, strengthen the nation and provide youngsters with valuable life skills. The armed forces can also help put you on the path for a career in civilian life also, e.g. Doctors, mechanic’s, Chefs, pilots etr etr ….
 muin13  10 Nov 2008 14:26
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This would be the first step to put Britain on the road to Fascism.
To force Adults into military service effectively overwrites the liberties and freedoms which Britain holds dear.
 
 truespud  11 Nov 2008 17:37
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Yeah, because you really want a bunch of pot-smoking dropouts defending your freedom.
 
 ur_wrong  11 Nov 2008 00:04
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I would agree if it was being down to people on benefit and not going on to higher education, but even then would you want to arm the sort of people that don't go onto higher eduction and leeche off the system.
 
 hecker  10 Nov 2008 21:57
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 What a snob
by  Kirsty08
 10 Nov 2008 22:08
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It would reduce crime, it would probably tackle gang culture, it would strengthen nationalism but it would also ruin our skilled workforce since all youngsters would be forced to take a few years out of studying. It would cost a fortune and militarise our youth, something I oppose on principle.

We aren't fighting or about to fight a war that a peacetime military can't handle. National service would be an immensely costly waste of time. We could spend the money on normal crime prevention and achieve the same success for a fraction of the cost.
 
 Quincel  10 Nov 2008 16:31
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I would agree if you said, to all school leavers who don't go onto higher education such as college, apprenticeships or go onto to get a job. Many teenagers and school leavers at the age of 16 years are not rowdy thugs, they want a career so forcing them into the military when they leave school would not be beneficial to them and some people would not be suited to the military or army life.
 
 kddan  10 Nov 2008 14:39
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