admirable and important endeavor‚ the choice must be driven by one’s own conscience. To think globally‚ or for the good of the nation and even for the future – cannot be forced. To compel someone to serve their country‚ as with the military draft(conscription)‚ is a non effective notion that will neither guarantee the strength and quality of a nation nor its military. Some say that the all-volunteer force is not necessarily good for the country or the military. Some think to maintain a serious fighting
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Vietnam and in 1966 it suffered its worst election since 1931. Although most members of the Labor party granted that communism was a threat to our nation and that it was important to uphold the relationship between our allies‚ they did not agree with conscription and that the Australian troops should be forcedly sent off to war. They also questioned wether increased military forces would in fact clear up this problem. Despite huge commitment from both America and its allies the war continued to go badly
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in a few months and only a few casualties. The war ended with delight in the winners and with bitterness in the losers. During WW1 there were many people who did not want to fight in the war and those people were called conscientious objectors. Conscription was introduced in 1916 by the government however there was a ‘conscience clause’ added to the Law which freed those who had a conscientious objection to bearing arms if they went to a tribunal and could argue their case. This included people who
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your best in order to help and extend your hands in able to serve others. It is important for the citizen of the country to render a service to its country and one very good example of that is the military service. Compulsory military service‚ or conscription‚ could cure many of our societal ills and allow teenagers to truly reach their fullest potential. Individuals have a prime duty to render a service or a military to the society which encourages them to work as one for the community and to avoid
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not want to repeat mistakes that had occurred in the past (Quinlan‚ 50). As World War 1 unfolded Mackenzie King was forced to change his views on conscription (Quinlan‚ 50). Canada’s military had let in new troops and prepared them for war‚ during this time they believed conscription would not be necessary (Nelson‚ 42). The first military conscription divided the country (The diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King). On September 3rd‚ 1939‚ Britain and France declared war on Germany following the invasion
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Should military service be compulsory? Why? Military service is compulsory in most countries in the world. The argument on conscription has always been quite controversial and up till now there seems to have been no sort of agreement. In my idea military service should be abolished if men want peace. The first step towards peace would be not having a military force as this wouldn’t be needed during times of peace. Having a large military force nowadays seems to be quite useless as countries are
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The impact of volunteering and conscription on Britain during the First World War Volunteering and conscription both played very big roles in the lives of the British population during the war‚ and for a long time after it was over. The war itself had a huge impact on both society and the economy of Britain‚ so it is not surprising that volunteering and conscription both had a profound impact on the British people. The war broke out on the 3rd of August 1914‚ and Britain only had a small professional
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time-2 hours Question 1 (Suggested time-40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score) Directions:
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to keep the Nazi’s away. Extreme measures were taken on the home front. The minister for labor and national service Ernest Bevin made the radical decision to call up for women for help to the war effort. By December 1940‚ Bevin ordered the conscription of the women into the services. Women had a very important role to the war effort in the home front during World War II. This speeded up the process to make women more acceptable to men in the ‘workplace’. Women still worked at home but also
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Those objecting to‚ or seeking exemption from‚ war service had to justify their stance before a Military Service Tribunal. In the locality these committees were set up in Epworth‚ Crowle‚ Gainsborough and Scunthorpe and consisted of magistrates‚ councillors‚ clergy and tradesmen. In less than fifteen minutes they would hear each man’s pleas and come to a decision. Those who had the nous to work the system‚ or who had employed a local solicitor to argue their case‚ could delay being sent for training
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