SUMMARY In their articles‚ R. J. Blythe (2010)‚ "Bring back conscription" and Dennis De Souza (2010)‚ "Conscription? Noway!"‚ although they both are in favor of young people making a contribution to society‚ they have very different perspectives on conscription‚ compulsory military service. Blythe stresses it should be reintroduced to solve the recent problematic shortfall in the number of military recruits. He also highlights its benefits for young people due to the disciplined environment‚ which
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Recruitment is a major problem in our armed forces. Even without this problem‚ the services are too weak to meet the needs of this century. The only way to solve this problem is too bring back the draft. I believe it is time to reconstruct a conscription system that will ensure our country is prepared and protected. A draft for this century means males could be drafted because of service in combat will be a high likelihood‚ but of course females can still enlist if they chose too. The term of duty
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at times War and fight for state protection. In ancient times‚ specifically in 221 BC‚ the Chinese Empire resorted to forced conscription and set some strategic plans at the time to avoid any danger that might adversely affect the Empire. Also during the French Revolution in 1970‚ it drafted a law to recruit citizens for fear of war and strife. In 1956 compulsory conscription in the German
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National Service is a common name for mandatory government service programs usually military service and also known as conscription. Compulsory military service typically require all citizen‚ or all male citizens‚ to participate for a period of year or more in some countries‚ during youth. Usually‚ at some point between the age of 18 and their late twenties. The advantages of National Service is can helps in character building‚ helps to develop leadership skills‚ promote racial integration‚ and
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(in opposition for most of the period) steadfastly opposed conscription. However‚ anti-war sentiment escalated rapidly in the late 1960s as more and more Australian soldiers were killed in battle. The introduction of conscription by the Australian Government during the war also enraged some‚ and groups of people resisted the call to military service (which was punishable by jail time) by burning the letters notifying them of their conscription. Growing public uneasiness about the death toll was fueled
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ONE YEAR MILITARY SERVISE SHOULD BE MADE COMPULSARY AND IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO OUR CORRICULUM Compulsory Military service is known as Mandatory military service‚ or conscription Military service‚ in its simplest sense‚ is service by an individual or group in an army‚ whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft. Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen .A nation with a fully volunteer military does not normally require mandatory military
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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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