Mandatory Military Service
Mandatory Military Service
Dr. John Doe,
The plagues of our modern youth such as: increase rate of High School drop outs, drug usage among teens, gang activity, lack of self esteem, failing ethics and compromised morals would be greatly improved with mandatory military service. It is my belief that mandatory military service would increase: health standards, patriotism, educational levels, morals, ethics and force citizens to take a higher interest in world affairs and politics. Military service would create a society that is stronger, both physically and mentally, and it would make our government officials less trigger-happy. Foreign countries would be less likely to attack America, making it impossible to invade our country physically and economically, and therefore return our society to a strong and proud nation it once was.
Currently military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and peace. A military draft is defined as a forced military conscription requiring its citizens to serve a mandatory military term as specified by the country or governing body. There are many countries that have a draft and there is a concern that the United States (US) might be one to join them. I am a link of many prior and future generations that voluntary served. My service of five years with the USMC was very positive experience and has helped me to become the successful professional person I am today.
Like many, I am concern that the US’s all-volunteer force may not be able to meet the expectations and needs for the country, especially when its troops are stretched around the world in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq for long periods of time. This concern and rumors about the draft have been fueled by an executive order (13223) that enforces the military’s use of a so called “stop loss” program and by the H.R. 163 proposal (Universal National Service Act of 2003) which calls for a national
Dr. John Doe,
The plagues of our modern youth such as: increase rate of High School drop outs, drug usage among teens, gang activity, lack of self esteem, failing ethics and compromised morals would be greatly improved with mandatory military service. It is my belief that mandatory military service would increase: health standards, patriotism, educational levels, morals, ethics and force citizens to take a higher interest in world affairs and politics. Military service would create a society that is stronger, both physically and mentally, and it would make our government officials less trigger-happy. Foreign countries would be less likely to attack America, making it impossible to invade our country physically and economically, and therefore return our society to a strong and proud nation it once was.
Currently military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and peace. A military draft is defined as a forced military conscription requiring its citizens to serve a mandatory military term as specified by the country or governing body. There are many countries that have a draft and there is a concern that the United States (US) might be one to join them. I am a link of many prior and future generations that voluntary served. My service of five years with the USMC was very positive experience and has helped me to become the successful professional person I am today.
Like many, I am concern that the US’s all-volunteer force may not be able to meet the expectations and needs for the country, especially when its troops are stretched around the world in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq for long periods of time. This concern and rumors about the draft have been fueled by an executive order (13223) that enforces the military’s use of a so called “stop loss” program and by the H.R. 163 proposal (Universal National Service Act of 2003) which calls for a national
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