Compulsory military service?

[JellyWorld]

i'm in singapore, and we have compulsory military service here, so i'm fleeing to canada when i'm 16.

 

[Venmoch]

While I may not go for compulsary training I must say working as a "Weekend Warrior" seems like a good way to spend the weekend.

 

[Calanen]

i'm in singapore, and we have compulsory military service here, so i'm fleeing to canada when i'm 16.

Thats a really dumb thing to do, if you ever expect to go back to Singapore.

 

[MilkMan12]

I dont know if I would voluntarily join the military. But if my country required my service I would not put up a fight.

I think it would be a good thing if we had it, not to frighten people or make our army stronger. But to make us better people . It doesnt just teach you valuable things that people should know in life, but it teaches you respect and honor. I know a lot of people who just from boot camp are so much better people, they are kind, help others, dont fight. And they are incredibly intelligent. The army friends even more so. Even random army personnel I see are very respectful. They arent like robots, but they I dont know how to explain it but Im sure all of you know someone in the military.

I think its valuable to society to have everyone possibly be like this. It would shape up the people in this country, I think it would lower crime. Not everyone would be like this but most. It also is a incredible learning experience. Everyone should know how to properly disarm a weapon. Everyone should know how to keep in shape. Everyone should experience it for themselves.

It would also help if there were ever to be a draft. There wouldnt be as much of a fuss, because now the people have proper basic training, and the 6 weeks they would use for basic, is now a step higher (because they already did basic). So now we have a better trained military, better people, smarter people, less crime, and a prepared nation.

I see too many positives to think of more than 2 negatives.

I know this is selfish but I took a lot of time to write that, so what do you guys have to say about what I said up there?

 

[The Mullinator]

I dont know if I would voluntarily join the military. But if my country required my service I would not put up a fight.

I think it would be a good thing if we had it, not to frighten people or make our army stronger. But to make us better people . It doesnt just teach you valuable things that people should know in life, but it teaches you respect and honor. I know a lot of people who just from boot camp are so much better people, they are kind, help others, dont fight. And they are incredibly intelligent. The army friends even more so. Even random army personnel I see are very respectful. They arent like robots, but they I dont know how to explain it but Im sure all of you know someone in the military.

I think its valuable to society to have everyone possibly be like this. It would shape up the people in this country, I think it would lower crime. Not everyone would be like this but most. It also is a incredible learning experience. Everyone should know how to properly disarm a weapon. Everyone should know how to keep in shape. Everyone should experience it for themselves.

It would also help if there were ever to be a draft. There wouldnt be as much of a fuss, because now the people have proper basic training, and the 6 weeks they would use for basic, is now a step higher (because they already did basic). So now we have a better trained military, better people, smarter people, less crime, and a prepared nation.

I see too many positives to think of more than 2 negatives.

This is exactly my view. Some form of compulsory military training but no required military service. So many good things could come out of it.

 

[Maui]

Okay, since there's been some confusions of terms here:
Do you mean military service as in a full ROTC program, "Train you and you're in for X years, then go away", or rather just like some ROTC classes/training, PT, drills, and then bam go away?

 

[Calanen]

Do you mean military service as in a full ROTC program, "Train you and you're in for X years, then go away", or rather just like some ROTC classes/training, PT, drills, and then bam go away

I knew of a guy who did ROTC, and then when he went in to do his service, the drill sergeant on the first day said:

"Who thinks that they have made a mistake joining up here?'

And he said 'Me'

And they discharged him, maybe a week later. Made him do kitchen duty for a week first tho.

So its not like once you join its all over, at least as far as ROTC is concerned. I thought it would be, but apparently not.

 

[Maui]

So its not like once you join its all over, at least as far as ROTC is concerned. I thought it would be, but apparently not.

That is an unusual story, yeah. I was going to go ROTC, but what I'm really interested in is working with those UAVs they have flying about now. So I decided to take a more traditional route in college and then find a research or development program through DARPA to work on.

Though I don't think all ROTC grads go to combat officer positions, a lot go to support/logistics.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

If there is compulsory military service in this day and age, there would be a 37% increase in ass rapings