Compulsory military, agree or not?
By Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
United States
September 21, 2010 5:40pm CST
I like to read about different countries and some countries have compulsory military services for people of certain age. People of certain age are required by law to serve some time in the military and if the country is at war, they have to fight. What are your views and opinions about this?
5 responses
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
22 Sep 10
Hi dear,
Yes, I have heard of it. But I don’t agree with it. We have the freedom for choice. Few countries are still follow this system even now, I think. But as it is an acquired and mandatory factor, may are willingly or unwillingly accept it, as there is no other choice.
We have observed that there was a time it was in need especially at the time of world war times. Now the time and techniques has been changed a lot and people should get their own choice. Even in our country, it is not at all mandatory and still there a lot of people willingly entered into these areas. Some will enjoy and some are not.
But considering various other factors, people prefer it because it is for their own country and can accept it with proud that they are serving the country as in their capacity.
Regards,
Thank-s
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
24 Sep 10
That is why I think it is important for every citizen to be aware on what their own country is going through. And question everything. What I believe, is that the government should be representing the people but there is only one person who can do this when there is multiple amounts of people this rep has to represent. And that is where it get's confusing and not fair. My judgment is that a lot of the wars are unnecessary but that judgment can be fogged because the spectrum is so big.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hi dear,
If we look back to history, we can see a lot of struggles like killing, starvation, feudalism, anarchy and dictatorship etc and the horrible life of the common man was utterly painful.
Even children aged 10 also had to participate in compulsory military services. We can see 100 times worst scenes from the history and it was a time people lived on to struggle not to live.
If we consider those real factors, here we now have improved a lot and the system has totally changed. If a government is implementing compulsory services, there may be their own reasons and explanations for it. I am not favoring to it, but that is the rule there, we as an individual cannot do anything.
Like this, there are a lots of other things prevailing in our countries also, where we cannot support for it. But still exists and runs as a rule. I am also against to the compulsory militarization.
If the country authorities find that if they do not implement it as a compulsory service, there won’t be any one to do the job. People want better and independent positions and no one turns for military service, what is the future of the country. That is why I said, if the authorities consider it as a rule, there may be reasons.
But waterier it may be, I don’t even support for the compulsory militarization, and it is against the human rights.
Regards,
Thank-s
@RonanDoran (201)
• Ireland
23 Sep 10
I guess it depends on the reasons for fighting.
If my country was being invaded then yes I think everybody would actually want to sign up weather it was compulsory or not.
Having said that if somebody like Hitler was in charge of my country and wanted to send me into France or somewhere like that just because the French Prime Minister told him he smelled of beans or something then I don't think I would liked to be forced into signing up.
@RonanDoran (201)
• Ireland
24 Sep 10
I doubt we ever will, the real reasons always seem to come out between 50 - 100 years later when all the soldier have passed away.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
well i think almost all countries have some kind of mandatory military training. i once have undergone it.
well, i think its a good thing they are doing it but they need to be more lenient on the training.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
25 Sep 10
hmm, if i can remember correctly, those 19 and above i think will have a compulsory military service in the us if called for. im not entirely sure about this one.
well i find it a good thing because if your country is suddenly invaded or at war, the country has no time to train people to defend the motherland. So those mandatory training will be called for as a backup to the military.
if there arent any, if the country is suddenly at war, the military will have no time to train or someone to call up to help them.
not every country has a sophisticated military technology to alleviate a lack of hands in the army.
personally i would be responsible enough to go up in arms if this country is invaded by some foreign country whether it would be reasonable or not. its the responsiblity of every citizen of the said country to protect its motherland from invasion.
@nicolecheezy (177)
• Philippines
3 Oct 10
i agree if your homeland is small and surrounded by large hostile neighbors like israel or singapore.another name for that is draft.the u.s. used to do that back in the 60's during the vietnam war,they needed alot of draftees to put alot of boots on the ground.it became very unpopular in the long run though.
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
21 Sep 10
Living in the US with the age I am, the military has always been voluntary. My parents were even to young to really worry about the draft for Vietnam, but both of my grandfathers were in the military. My mom's dad never left the country during ww2 or korea, because he was working on research and development. My dad's dad, worked for the IC (illinois central railroad). He stayed stateside technically. He was in Hawaii. He drove a trolley type car up and down a large hill which had tons of coffee beans. His job was deemed very important, because the service men needed their coffee for morale.
