Mandatory Military - Should we have it?

[Dilloduck]

That's not quite what I said... I'm in favor of establishing a Mandatory Military Service for ALL, that's true. With the stipulation that the children of the executive branch, the legislative branches serving in front line units. So when president and congress sends everyone elses' children off to war with the chance that they might not return in the same condition that they went, they will know what it feels like. When their child comes home in a box, they will know what it feels like.

Personally, I long for the days when the leaders of a country actually led his military into battle. hasn't been that way for years... nay decades... centuries perhaps...

In my MMSfA, those that had only the worst of physical disabilities would be exempt. Everyone else could serve. You would serve between the ages of 18 and 25... yes, that's eight years... Four of those would be spent in the military and four with civilian service to prepare you for life among civilians.

In my MMSfA, if you did not serve in the military, you would receive NO citizen privileges... like a driver's license... or a bank loan... or sign a contract of any kind... or get a job... nope... you could live off your parents forever for all I care except, you do know, that your parents would lose you as a tax deduction once you turned 18 or graduated from high school which ever was earlier...

with MMSfA there would be no chickenhawks... none... and the peace movement would be enormous...

yeah, I know... there is no chance that any of this could come to pass... but I can dream, can't I?


*note... all YOUs are generalized yous... not specific you yous...

mercy---what a load of BS. Face it----you don't think ANYTHING is worth fighting for. What do you call that a "chicken dove" ?

[Kathianne]

That's not quite what I said... I'm in favor of establishing a Mandatory Military Service for ALL, that's true. With the stipulation that the children of the executive branch, the legislative branches serving in front line units. So when president and congress sends everyone elses' children off to war with the chance that they might not return in the same condition that they went, they will know what it feels like. When their child comes home in a box, they will know what it feels like.

Personally, I long for the days when the leaders of a country actually led his military into battle. hasn't been that way for years... nay decades... centuries perhaps...

In my MMSfA, those that had only the worst of physical disabilities would be exempt. Everyone else could serve. You would serve between the ages of 18 and 25... yes, that's eight years... Four of those would be spent in the military and four with civilian service to prepare you for life among civilians.

In my MMSfA, if you did not serve in the military, you would receive NO citizen privileges... like a driver's license... or a bank loan... or sign a contract of any kind... or get a job... nope... you could live off your parents forever for all I care except, you do know, that your parents would lose you as a tax deduction once you turned 18 or graduated from high school which ever was earlier...

with MMSfA there would be no chickenhawks... none... and the peace movement would be enormous...

yeah, I know... there is no chance that any of this could come to pass... but I can dream, can't I?


*note... all YOUs are generalized yous... not specific you yous...

What a crock. Even if taken seriously, you are arguing that the fathers determine the fate of the sons. (In these pc times, allow for mothers/daughters and other configurations).

[Dilloduck]

What a crock. Even if taken seriously, you are arguing that the fathers determine the fate of the sons. (In these pc times, allow for mothers/daughters and other configurations).

and everytime a congressman voted for a tax hike, he had to put his first born in escrow.

[Gaffer]

stripy you been reading Heinlein recently? Your dream isn't feasible because there is no way to pay for it. You can't have everyone working for the government. It's a socialist dream you have there.

[Psychoblues]

Front line Army and no disqualification due to gender, medical, hardship or political connection. If this country decides it is time to "get it on" then no holds barred. GET IT ON!!!!!! Given this, there would never have been the wars in Viet Nam or Iraq not to mention several other more insignificant skirmishes.

You want to talk about the unfairness of the draft? Talk to me. I'll tell you about it.