This question was inspired by a post on lemmy.zip about lowering the minimum age to purchase firearms in the US, and a lot of commeters brought up military service and training as a benchmark to normal civilians, and how if guns would be prevalent, then firearm training should be more common.
For reference, I live in the USA, where the minimum age to join the military is 18, but joining is, for the most part, optional. I also know some friends that have gone through the military, mostly for college benefits, and it has really messed them up. However, I have also met some friends from south korea, where I understand military service is mandatory before starting a more normal career. From what I’ve heard, military service was treated more as a trade school, because they were never deployed, in comparison to American troops.
I just wanted to know what the broader Lemmy community thought about mandatory military service is, especially from viewpoints outside the US.
I am pro mandatory military service, but not as it is done.
Everyone must serve. No getting out of it, but one may delay service by a short period while deathly ill or pregnant.
The military must accommodate all and their families.
Service reoccures every 10 years for 1 year.
Senator, President, judge? Too bad.
Old? You will be accommodated and your experience valued.
About to die but out of delay? Please accept the best medical care possible. Also, your friends and family can visit.
Everyone benefits from strong defense, so everyone must contrubute.
I’ll give you a little bit of wiggle room here because you’re probably inexperienced with this stuff, but this sentence is massively incorrect.
“Everyone benefits from food so everyone must pay for the food they eat”
“Everyone benifits from housing so everyone must pay for the housing they live in”
“Everyone benefits from police so everyone must pay taxes no matter if they have a job or not”
What about disabled people?
I mean… I disagree with you, but…
I agree with this part 😆