It takes time to buffer...
Speaks volumes but needs no words...
Speaks volumes but needs no words...
Seeing this tribute gives me hope for America.
ah yes, thinly veiled slavery is the best thing for a country claimimg to defend freedomI think the ONLY hope for America is the reinstatement of the Draft...
I wouldn't expect you to understand...
I think the ONLY hope for America is the reinstatement of the Draft...
Pointer, what do you mean by this statement? Are you talking about a draft to meet perceived manpower needs within the current conflict, No
or something along the lines of European or Israeli-style conscription, Yes
regardless of whether the country is engaged actively in some form of hostilities or not (i.e., mandatory military service for citizens once they reach a certain age)? Why would either proposal, if one of them is what you meant, be the "only hope for America"?
Not necessarily. There are scumbags, theives, murderers, rapists, liars, cheaters, and generally bad people that have served or are still serving in uniform right this very minute. A small percentage but it nonetheless proves that just because one is in the military does not improve that person's character. Much respect for those that serve with honor but not everyone serves with honor or remains honorable in other aspects of life.Serving through the draft or through the volunteer system causes certain things to take place which are inevitably good for the societyon the whole.
lol you simply can't help trying to make something out of my usernameThe lowest "worm" or scumbag who serves in the national defense system, can return home a better scumbag than he was...
You misunderstand... It is the governments objective to train soldiers...what items of desired learning experiences/objectives are not already supplied within the civilian world? For example, the civilian world provides numerous opportunities to realize that "there is something more important than yourself," or to learn "self-respect instead of selfishness," or for "reaching and surpassing what you thought were your limitations."
(See above)isn't instituting a mandatory military service requirement a rather 'big government' solution? No Shouldn't parents serve in the front lines, so to speak, in the war to mold their children's values, Absolutely... but, alas they do not and because they were generally raised by incompetent parents, who were raised by incompetent parents... rather than asking the government in the guise of the military to do their parenting for them?
Asked and answered...when you propose mandatory military service with the objectives (See above)that you specified is an immense Federal program, funded through the taxes of its citizens, to train people in values that, while possibly desirable, are not required of them by the law as it stands - basically, what you seem to want is a really large social welfare program, Hell no! What I want is for the character of the citizenry to become such that "really large welfare programs" become obsolete! though in this case with a values-oriented objective rather than an economic objective.
xactly!I believe that a draft would have certain side benefits. It will give those who serve invaluable experiences that cannot be obtained in any other way.