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The Great Muta 22 posted...

The Admiral posted...

FWIW, I wish the U.S. had mandatory post-high school conscription like Israel does also. Just the basic life skills you're taught are valuable, not to mention the discipline and sense of responsibility.

Nah. Of all the ideas we can steal from other nations, the idea of mandatory shit like that isn't one of them. Individualism is something that is a core tenet of our country, we don't need to be pushing people through a "training" program.

And believe me, there's plenty of people, including basically all those in those pictures here, that I'd enjoy seeing go through such a thing simply for the hilarity. But it doesn't mean it's a good idea.

I don't know. I actually would support a mandatory 2 - 4 years of military service out of high school. Particularly if it had a focus on skills training.

Also, ideally, I like to think it would give everyone a common experience and help form a more cohesive society. Everyone would have something in common with everyone else and could approach encounters with some kind of common ground between them. But that may be a little too optimistic of me.
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