There's a lot to say about joining the military, at least for one enlistment term. The benefits are very good, funding for college, you get a better shot at government jobs, etc. There's also the discipline that is instilled.
However I do not think that mandatory service is the way to go. Volunteers make better professional soldiers than conscripts. Given the level of skills that are needed in the military, I'd rather have enthusiastic volunteers than reluctant conscripts. If there has to be some form mandatory service, the way to do it would be to have it be non-military - like Americorps - , with a strictly volunteer military component. Perhaps give some incentive to join the military - shortened service time, college funding etc. larry At 02:25 PM 12/30/02 -0500, you wrote: >Why stay out? Money? That and being away from the family were my main >complaints. Still doing the Nasty Girl thing though. I am thinking about >going to this NG LRSD unit up in Maryland so I can get back on jump status. > >I will encourage both of my sons to enter the army before college, and to >jump and go to ranger batt. I think you learn things there that you will >never learn anywhere else. > >Tim > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:06 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Manditory Military Service > > >I know quite a few people in the military, including a few family members, >and they all say stay out of the military. > >At 12:33 PM 12/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/29/mandatory.military/index.html > > > >That's right folks, get ready, cause we're all goin' to war. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
