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Author:  Paul1965 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:00 pm ]
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Looks like David Cameron wants to bring in a voluntary (?) version of non-military National Service for disaffected yoof as part of his attempt to mend broken Britain.

Quote:
The government is bringing in a national citizens service and Cameron said he wanted to make it available to all 16-year-olds: "Teamwork, discipline, duty, decency: these might sound old-fashioned words but they are part of the solution to this very modern problem of alienated, angry young people."


I'm assuming there would be some kind of pressure or 'inducement' to join, otherwise I can't see any 16 year old signing up.

More here.
Author:  AlunD [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:24 pm ]
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You are either in education or have a job else you are in national service and if you have a police record you are in national service.

Who needs them to sign up. :D
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:32 pm ]
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Military sign up? No. Chavs with guns - could you imagine the horror?

But nonmilitary signup sounds like a good idea. Although as above, it'd have to be enforced and legislated somehow to make sure people weren't pretending to enrolled.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:47 pm ]
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They could then sack the rest of the military will millions unemployed forced to do military service instead. They might need to use them. Who shall we invade?
Author:  Linux_User [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:08 pm ]
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Down with this sort of thing.
Author:  rustybucket [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:24 pm ]
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Linux_User wrote:
Down with this sort of thing.

Careful now

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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:11 pm ]
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Glad to see that the Catholic Church are with us on this issue. :lol:
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:04 pm ]
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That would be an ecumenical matter.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:12 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
That would be an ecumenical matter.

Welcome Father Jack. :lol:
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:30 pm ]
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Big Soc Army! :roll:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:51 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
Big Soc Army! :roll:

We have plenty of those already. Though they are usually tied to Football clubs. They clearly train each week over the winter. Looking forward to overseas operations under the national banners. :lol:
Author:  big_D [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:15 am ]
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Germany scrapped conscription last year.

Every male had to do a years service, once they leave full time education. Those that either were too ill to serve (disabilities, asthma etc.) did social service instead (working as an ambulance crew, porters in hospitals, working in nursing homes or for charitable concerns etc.).

Females could volunteer to do it.

Now it is purely voluntary, I'm not sure it is a good move, to be honest.

Those serving would never been posted abroad to a trouble spot, that was just for regulars. I think it taught a lot of them a certain amount of discipline and team work, which readies them for the outside world.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:54 am ]
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you need the cooperation of the population for NS to work
there will be no population cooperation at this level

this is war, get used to it ...
Author:  james016 [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:08 pm ]
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I was told long ago that if something is voluntary or optional, people won't bother with it.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:41 pm ]
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Depends on the details doesn't it? For example, there are quite a lot of 16-18 year olds who will do pretty much anything to get away from their parents. If the deal included being put up and fed, even in barrack style accommodation (or low grade student halls level stuff) then I'd imagine a fair number of teens would jump at it.

Jon
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