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Trump world reportedly flirts with a return to mandatory military service.
(www.motherjones.com)
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I don't think the actual act of serving is all that bad, it becomes less serious when everyone has to do it, however it does go against principles of the country and truly being free. The US has one of the best and largest all volunteer military and that should be something to celebrate, not be moan.
That being said we celebrate that all the damn time, probably a little too much, honestly.
It's not exactly "voluntary" when the socio-economic system is designed to leave a large portion of the population with military enlistment as the only fiscally safe means of obtaining a higher education, which is the only route to gainful employment, which is the only path out of abject poverty.
Make higher education free for everyone and then let's see how many high quality volunteers we get for the armed forces.
Yeah I mean, I get that, but that's not what I meant. I appreciate the message for those that might not understand our economy isn't ideal.
We pour a ton of money into the military, making it a very viable way to cross economic levels.