Ask Lemmy

I'm against forcing 18 year olds to use guns. Give them some alternative like civil/public service and do something good for society.

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.

Professional army.

Support and train a reserve army of those willing. Citizens that could support the country and other citizens in the case of an invasion. Some countries do that. I like to think of those.

Only if otherwise necessary general service. E.g. active invasion you can't otherwise oppose, or you can't establish a minimum reserve.

I think military service in general is kind of important since you can actually get attacked (thanks to russia for making my point).

We had mandatory military service for men in germany and it was canceled. I sure hope it stays that way bc it isnt efficient to make kids who have better options waste their time on something they dont actually want to do. We have a professional military for that. AND if we had it, women of course must go too.

But besides that especially in countries known for their warcrimes and batshit crazy politics, like the US, I think its clear that mandatory military training would be a bad idea.

Completely fucked up.

Works best for countries that have a primarily defensive military. You have a large population of resevists to draw on for an invasion, and unless there's something wack going on with your government, there usually isn't a problem of motivating draftees when your country was invaded.

Volunteer militaries tend to need propaganda to get people to join up, even in relative peacetime. That attracts a lot of people who like the idea of shooting people in other countries. Not everyone who joins up is like that, of course. Some are also in bad economic situations and have no other line of work, and some bow to family pressure. In any case, you'll have an easier time convincing them to fight people abroad.

It is abuse and violation of person's freedom and dignity. It (and people supporting it) should be fought by any means necessary.

Amazingly, I'm not a big fan of slavery.

I don't really have a solid stance on it. Case by case, country by country. But at least a country that has citizens that have gone through a little bit of service have people who are at least slightly more knowledgeable on how to defend themselves in case they need to rebel or defend themselves with a gun (so long as the people remember their training).

Join the military, die for your (oil) billionairs! Its an honor!

Here, you pay 6 months wage equivalent to go for only 21 days, or go for 6 months on the front lines and 12 months as reserve

Underdeveloped countries have it.

I think anyone who owns a car and lives in the suburbs or in a rural country area should have mandatory military service.

It should only happen if we need it