How do you feel about the idea of Mandatory military service?

[8====D]

Hell no.

I don't want these little unhinged sensitive fakkits in my military.

 

[Gritsngravy]

If I was running a country I would do it but then again it’s a lot of things I would probably do differently compared to amercia

 

[Micky Mikey]

a country that cannot provide free healthcare, free education, a clean environment, nor keep its own kids safe from getting slaughtered by AR-15's is expecting us to do mandatory military service? No thanks.

This country isn't shyt and cannot give its citizens the most basic services that are provided in most modern industrialized countries. Where's the incentive? America is a free-for-all all. There is no social contract. There should be no obligation or sense of duty until this country can treat its citizens with dignity.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Mixed feelings

I think it would make people less pussified and maybe teach some discipline than they got going on now but thats me thinking optimistically and not in the most probable reality…which is the brains in this country is cooked.

Then you’ll start to see the wealthy or connected get “favors” like how they used to do to dodge drafts or come in as “an officer” yet being a giant p*ssy themselves and not knowing how to do shyt or lead shyt, classism type shyt, etc.

Plus, wtf do we need it for? If thats the case, keep the fat b*stards with beards that they got in now

 

[3rdWorld]

Unnecessary. Nation is too big and well-defended for that to be a serious concern and we don't live next-door to terrorists.​

The military itself doesn't believe that..they prepare for the worst, and that includes activating the draft.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

The military itself doesn't believe that..they prepare for the worst, and that includes activating the draft.

The 'worst' would be an attack with ICBM's because there's no way we'd get invaded by land, sea, or air by a force that poses a significant enough threat to initiate a draft.​

 

[HabitualChiller]

It's a no for me for me few reasons:

1. What the fukk would they be doing? The Army and Marines are already busy not doing shyt because there is no ground conflict at the moment. The ACE (Marine Air Force) could see action, but that's unlikely. In the Navy, that's just going to give the Navy free reign to go nuts with ship building in order to, "keep up with China".
2. Further fuel for the Military Industrial Complex. Don't even need to really say more...
3. The branches in need of major improvements won't actually make or implement those changes because they have a constant influx of new blood ( looking at you, Army and Navy). Both of the aforementioned branches of severe retention issues. Not sure about the Army, but the Navy as shyt Quality of Life (if you're not an officer or chief), shyt living conditions (ships are hella unsafe and straight garbage to live on. Food is mid at best and you sleep with a gang of men...ayo,) and khakis are dícks to junior enlisted.

 

[BeeCityRoller]

American Patriotism is at an all time low because the viewpoints of Millennials/Gen-Z clash directly with older people who fund proxy wars overseas while neglecting domestic matters.

Why put younger people through that when they will despise it just like general education? I don't even know black veterans who hang American flags outside of their homes.

 

[badboys11]

20 years ago hell no

Today



So many socially awkward young kids who get scared simply because we walking down the sidewalk and pass each other. I could care less about you but the younger generation goes into panic mode and a lot of times they seem to treat the cell phone like a teddy bear. It's their security blanket


Basic training would weed out the weak ones and at least give a mark to the worst so those of us in the job sector have an idea who we dealing with before hiring. A lot of young kids could learn skills that actually earn money.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

only if children of the elite can't escape it.

otherwise, fukk that shyt

 

[2 one 3]

I’d be fine with it if we let the one percent have their kids get drafted into the military



Other than that…

 

[Mike809]

It would give these kids a sense of discipline , plus it might help against obesity since they have to be relatively fit.

One question , if they implement mandatory service...wouldn't that mean that they will all receive free college?
I can see Republicans either removing that benefit , or adding in some kind of stipulations.

 

[Marc Spector]

I believe that state/federal service should be mandatory for high school students for two summers, not necessarily just military service.

 

[Sauce and Footwork]

a country that cannot provide free healthcare, free education, a clean environment, nor keep its own kids safe from getting slaughtered by AR-15's is expecting us to do mandatory military service? No thanks.

This country isn't shyt and cannot give its citizens the most basic services that are provided in most modern industrialized countries. Where's the incentive? America is a free-for-all all. There is no social contract. There should be no obligation or sense of duty until this country can treat its citizens with dignity.

Marine Veteran and I 1000% agree

 

[O.Red]

This is a terrible idea when all the incentives of serving this country have been stripped away

This can get very ugly