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26th May 2024, 05:09 | #1 |
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This Will Upset The Tattooed Vape Smoking Types
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdo What an interesting way to try to win ( vapers) voters. |
26th May 2024, 07:43 | #2 |
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My late grandfather would have loved this. Back in the 1980’s he used to say what some of these yobo’s need is a haircut and a spell in the army!
In truth he was called up in 1942 and sent to far east as an 18 year old yobo but said it gave him skills and confidence and taught him respect. He stayed in the army another two years after the war ended becoming a lance corporal in the regimental police in India but had to give it up when his mother died and he returned to help bring up his youngest brother. Another of his brothers, my currently 93 year old uncle Alf , was called up for his national service in 1952 and became a sergeant, staying on another 6 months before returning to civvy streets and enjoying a good prosperous working life. He again says it gave him skills and confidence to become a good boss. You never know it may give us a generation of good citizens again. |
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What a wonderful idea. What a great antidote to the unremitting characterless vacuum of what is on offer to much of youthful ambition today. It might, to some, seem a blatant effort to drum up some sort of national impetus for a measly vote, but it has not been seen as that before.
Three years of the Army Cadets in my youth were the making of me. The march through the town of Runcorn, together with Sea Cadets and Air Cadets from the Drill Hall to the Cenotaph every Easter, to stand guard in remembrance of heroes. ‘On Line’ has its value of course, but is neither match, equivalence nor equal to those conventions. I learned more about me than anything else and it has served well.
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Conscription or Community Service was always my want for youth. Cubs, scouts, Air Cadets and my College Cadets instilled in me the pride I have always taken, helped immensely by a practical Mum and encouraging Dad.
To try to implement this type of regime on generations who didn't have to partake will be incredibly difficult. |
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If there is going to be another war, it will certainly help boost depleted armed forces numbers. Let’s hope there is not going to be another war during these dangerous times. It is noted that teenagers who refuse to be conscripted will not be sent to prison but will be subjected to sanctions.
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It seems to me that many countries are preparing for something or simply want to be ready in case of emergencies, and the idea of national pride is just empty words that might have influenced the youth in the past. I think for most young people today, the concept of national pride doesn't hold much significance, at least not until something terrible happens.
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