| Conscription in the US |
by Feng_Li |
2005-03-22 11:56:31 |
After declan's post and a conversation with a Norwegian friend, I got to thinking. What do you think of universal conscription in the United States? Contientious objectors could perhaps serve in the Peace Corps, and of course we make allowances for medical exceptions and lunatics. Possible benefits include:
Every single American citizen receives quality education and training that will carry over into civillian work. Everyone who wants to go to college and cannot afford it now has an opportunity, via the GI bill.
Inequalities in the curent draft system are abolished. I don't care who you are, you can't buy your way out.
Increased military preparedness. Every citizen can soldier at need, and is already trained in the event of a crisis.
Citizens seeking careers in law enforcement come with a great deal of training already in place.
The national "obesity epidemic" is checked.
Disadvantages:
The entire military system would have to be rennovated to handle the new format. It would take a while to work all the bugs out.
Discuss. |
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im in favor of near universal conscription | by joecrouse | 2005-03-22 11:58:00 |
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Mandatory boot camp + 1 yr immediately | by Havoc | 2005-03-22 12:00:14 |
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or cheapen the quality of an already shoddy | by unjust | 2005-03-22 12:05:37 |
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Heh. Look at what you just said. | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:17:11 |
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Dodging the draft by completing college | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:06:15 |
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It's what started grade inflation... | by esbita | 2005-03-22 13:30:43 |
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I'm for it, with one caveat | by DesertRat66 | 2005-03-22 12:01:03 |
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Heh. That would be one of the "bugs..." | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:03:40 |
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Let them enlist | by DesertRat66 | 2005-03-22 12:07:35 |
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Nope. | by RetiQlum2 | 2005-03-22 12:03:46 |
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Article 1, section 8 | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:13:49 |
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None of that allows conscription. (n/t) | by RetiQlum2 | 2005-03-22 12:18:29 |
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Tell that to my Grand Father | by joecrouse | 2005-03-22 12:34:43 |
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13.5 Million Registered | by rfrovarp | 2005-03-22 12:46:47 |
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The "citizen soldier" concept is good for cannon | by toxin | 2005-03-22 12:08:48 |
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Nothing sophistcated about being 11bravo | by joecrouse | 2005-03-22 12:36:48 |
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Right. What about the: | by toxin | 2005-03-22 12:55:48 |
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My country has a 2 year mandatory national service | by LeoHyuuga | 2005-03-22 12:15:23 |
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Aint nobody ever drowned in sweat. | by joecrouse | 2005-03-22 12:39:54 |
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210lbs... roughly equates to | by LeoHyuuga | 2005-03-22 12:43:40 |
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Hmmm - there seems to be some good ideas there. | by Peace_man | 2005-03-22 12:23:01 |
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Wait until they are 18 because | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:27:16 |
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Did you miss the sarcasm, | by BloodyViking | 2005-03-22 12:33:07 |
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I don't know. | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 12:39:38 |
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I'm not even sure myself. | by Peace_man | 2005-03-22 12:50:21 |
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An alternate proposal | by voxwoman | 2005-03-22 12:26:14 |
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The last thing I'd want... | by esbita | 2005-03-22 13:34:43 |
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I didn't think you'd put your kid into | by voxwoman | 2005-03-22 15:38:41 |
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Bad idea. | by BloodyViking | 2005-03-22 12:36:20 |
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This has been tried.. it didn't work out well | by pseudonym | 2005-03-22 12:38:15 |
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I doubt that it would work | by thread_killer | 2005-03-22 12:47:56 |
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You, I think, make the best objection. | by Feng_Li | 2005-03-22 13:00:43 |
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Heinlein had a good idea | by SoylentGreen | 2005-03-22 13:46:49 |
