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If all these young people were drafted in the military, they probably couldn't handle war in the Middle East without without being away from their safe spaces for more than five minutes.
Ah, no.
If you're a citizen, you ARE already the militia. You have a civic duty to train, fight, and die, on command.
The governor can call you up.
The president can call you up.
“The great draft riot in New York City in July 1863 involved Irish immigrants who had been signed up as citizens to swell the vote of the city's Democratic political machine, not realizing it made them liable for the draft.”
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Perhaps my post wasn't clear, but I will never honor this civic duty. Try and make me. I dare you.
the department of defense cannot afford the payroll of all college age people for two years AND pay for two years of education...
In the Democrats mind, sure they can.
We are heading in the direction of a mandatory civilian military, and it has everything do to with the expansion of government and probably student loans have a lot to do with it.
After all with government loans being directly dispersed from the government, they are basically owned by the government. Only death absolves this so called "good" debt. The borrower is slave to the lender.
They've already by their interference make more and more people look at the military as a means to help them pay down their student loans.
I don't know how many times people have attempted to help justify the costs of me going to Medical School ($300k -500k) now with saying that I always have the opportunity to join the military.
I never intended on joining the military. If that's what I have to do to pay the loans down, I don't want it. I don't buy into it all. I talked to a recent graduate of Physical Therapy that told me the same thing. "Well if things get bad, I'll just join the military". Because he has 150k + total student loan debt in a job that is facing decreasing reimbursement.
I will only be picking up a weapon to defend this country if there are people coming across the border, because I have no idea what are Government is up to in the Military Industrial Complex and don't know what agenda I'm really serving. Just like they didn't in Vietnam.
We are heading in the direction of a mandatory civilian military, and it has everything do to with the expansion of government and probably student loans have a lot to do with it.
After all with government loans being directly dispersed from the government, they are basically owned by the government. Only death absolves this so called "good" debt. The borrower is slave to the lender.
They've already by their interference make more and more people look at the military as a means to help them pay down their student loans.
I don't know how many times people have attempted to help justify the costs of going to Medical School )$300k -500k) now with saying that I always have the opportunity to join the military.
I never intended on joining the military. If that's what I have to do to pay the loans down, I don't want it.
I will only be picking up a weapon to defend this country if there are people coming across the border, because I have no idea what are Government is up to in the Military Industrial Complex and don't know what agenda I'm really serving. Just like they didn't in Vietnam.
Writing an alternate universe story, are you? Good start.
If they want to fight for the multi-national global corporation, then they should send their own sons and daughters, second cousin's first born son, or whatever. Why sending other people's kids and loved ones?
Obviously would need a separate program for civilians and then the real military. But exercise, pre college classes along with more exercise, healthy diet and discipline. Teach them to keep their big mouths shut when adults are talking.
" pre college classes"
Why ONLY "college"?
Don't we have enough "dumb" college grads?
What is wrong wit trade schools?
The rest I agree with as long as the "other "program is RUN by military people and like boot camp.
Last thing we need. Roughly four million people turn 18 every year. If you required two years of service that would mean eight million more enlisted +/- in our military. Our current military has a total of 1,430,000 active duty members and it costs over 600,000,000,000.00 dollars to operate. Adding 8,000,000, to the ranks would use the entire federal budget and more.
Our military is doing fine without these worthless whiners. It is not the job of our military do the job of failed parents.
For the good of the country SOMEBODY has to do it.
Parents are NOT.
High schools are NOT preparing the young for college OR how to be ahve in public.
Colleges sure aren't. Have you been following the news and all the "safe rooms" being provided. the counseling, the pampering those that have NEVER been said "no" to, always got a trophy, no more pass of fail grades, etc?
Do we care about the future of our country or NOT?
What are YOUR solutions?
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