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Post by Elizabeth on May 27, 2018 5:32:16 GMT
I say no. What do you think?
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Post by Lone Wanderer on May 27, 2018 7:05:42 GMT
No, military service should be a job and only people with good war skills and soldier mentality join it. But I think basic training courses are necessary for most citizens of a country.
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Post by AmericanCharm on May 27, 2018 7:17:25 GMT
No.
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Post by fashtag on May 28, 2018 9:31:17 GMT
Yes, because it gives everyone a stake in politics and in the prevention of useless wars and diplomacy. As long as the poor fight our wars, we will have more unjust wars. Ideally nations would not be deployed overseas anyway and the forces would be strictly defensive. We are certainly far from that today and it's unlikely that we will ever get to that point.
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Post by Elizabeth on May 30, 2018 10:36:30 GMT
Yes, because it gives everyone a stake in politics and in the prevention of useless wars and diplomacy. As long as the poor fight our wars, we will have more unjust wars. Ideally nations would not be deployed overseas anyway and the forces would be strictly defensive. We are certainly far from that today and it's unlikely that we will ever get to that point. What would you define as a just war? |
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Post by Διαμονδ on May 30, 2018 10:54:40 GMT
No!
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Post by fashtag on May 30, 2018 11:26:36 GMT
Yes, because it gives everyone a stake in politics and in the prevention of useless wars and diplomacy. As long as the poor fight our wars, we will have more unjust wars. Ideally nations would not be deployed overseas anyway and the forces would be strictly defensive. We are certainly far from that today and it's unlikely that we will ever get to that point. What would you define as a just war? Defending land and resources you already possess or defending your people. War for capitalist gain, war for resources that are NOT yours and war on behalf of other nationsis unjust IMHO. There are rare cases where it might be morally justifiable to go to war in defense of others but I think that is a slippery slope and often an excuse for war, rather than a reason. It's best to avoid that supposed justification all together. |
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Post by joustos on May 30, 2018 15:44:51 GMT
A standing Army (of trained and technologically equipped people) is a necessity, but if enough citizens volunteer and qualify for service, then there is no need for compulsory military service. In a republic, like the U.S.A., the citizens take up the duty to provide "for the common defense". When they are needed, they may be, and should be, compelled by the Government to serve militarily. (The citizens, or the soldiers, have no obligation to fight on behalf of another country. In theory, the N.A.T.O. is an international alliance such that, if a member nation is attacked, the combined NATO forces may be used for the defense; in practice, as in the Bush II years, the NATO forces are mobilized for the protection of some non-member nation -- which is illegitimate. Also, the American soldiers should have refused to fight in the undeclared (hence illegitimate) war against Iraq, but they would have been charged with treason.
Every citizen should study an learn the Constitution of the United States, which is "the law of the Land". |
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Post by Elizabeth on Jun 2, 2018 4:51:02 GMT
So, most say no. Should it be like a job instead so people wouldn't be drafted and stuff?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 8:15:24 GMT
No, military service should be a job and only people with good war skills and soldier mentality join it. But I think basic training courses are necessary for most citizens of a country. It depends on a status of a country. Some countries are needed in it, some are not. The more stable and peaceful country is, the less such services it requires. I think that the question is similar to less wider one, about the power of someone. I mean, to do something we need some power, some forces sometimes; it can't be avoided, because nothing's going to change without any power. Defenses are the part of the power, because all the processes in the world can be divided to wish processes (an ability of people and animals; living creatures), and outer processes (all physics). Two, or more people is just an extension of a human. That's why the country, or any type of societies are made like a human. |
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Post by markjonson on Jun 8, 2018 10:05:36 GMT
Definitely No
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Post by DKTrav88 on Jun 11, 2018 10:22:47 GMT
No, it should be totally voluntary
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Post by africabytoto on Sept 7, 2018 5:34:52 GMT
As a member of the Armed Forces, I believe either military service, or civil service. Two years at most, unless you want to continue the occupation. It's something good to know, how to defend yourself if need be, how to work with other people, etc.
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Post by Elizabeth on Sept 7, 2018 5:50:42 GMT
As a member of the Armed Forces, I believe either military service, or civil service. Two years at most, unless you want to continue the occupation. It's something good to know, how to defend yourself if need be, how to work with other people, etc. You mean like let's say a doctor or nurse or teacher or whoever else with a job should leave work for 2 years to do military service? |
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Post by africabytoto on Sept 8, 2018 10:14:00 GMT
As a member of the Armed Forces, I believe either military service, or civil service. Two years at most, unless you want to continue the occupation. It's something good to know, how to defend yourself if need be, how to work with other people, etc. You mean like let's say a doctor or nurse or teacher or whoever else with a job should leave work for 2 years to do military service? No. Once someone turns 18, they spend the last of their teen years bettering the nation. If they want to continue and get further training, they can. I talked with a man who was in the Danish Air Force, and they have mandatory service of 4 months. He chose to continue for 13 years, but he HAD to do at least 4 months |
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