Should military service be compulsory or not? Why so?

hello... your Qs is very much valid in dis very delicate world's political situation, at the same time u ve answered the Qs itself... indeed!! big countries with large demographic advantage dont need compulsory military service... but smaller countries with lots of hostile neighbouring states very much require compulsory military service.. example Isreal, South Korea, dis countries are surrounded by unpredictable hostile military leaning states... by givin its citizens a compulsory military service it ll come handy in times of war n conflicts...

I most certainly think it should be compulsory for male citizens of the age of 18 to join the military service. The military helped guys to become men and to have respect for others. So If I could have a vote on whether or not to make it compulsory again I would definitely say it should be compulsory.

I think people should have their right to choose. I think entering the military service should be treated in the same well as all other careers. You choose your career but not your government choosing it for you and I think this happens in all the capitalism countries. However, compulsory military service has its advantage as well. The citizen can be prepared for army life and they can have better health condition after those training as well as making some contribution to the society. However, I still think that people should have the right to choose what they would like to do in their life as long as it does not cause any harm to the others.

Luckily military service in my country is no longer compulsory and I consider it shouldn't be compulsory anywhere in the world,people should have the right of choice and armies should be made up only of professionals,well paid and motivated to do it.I read about countries in which young people have to spend two years of their lives in military service and I'm glad I don't live in such a country,two years is a very long time when you are forced to live in an environment you dislike and in which you have to obey orders all the time.

i think voluntary is better, because here in the philippines its like that, every people have their own interests, different capacity too, what if they cant do the trainings, because lets face it not are all strong and can do the training... so i think its better if its their choice and not force to do it.

Only if it is deemed necessary. I say if we haven't met the standards or numbers, then consider other means.

I think that the military service should not be compulsory. Since if the boys have to spend few years in the military, even if it seems the time is not long. However, it's their precious golden time. When they come back from the military, many things have changed and this is very sad. When people do something unwillingly, the result won't go well. The force will not create nice result. I love China

Compulsory military service on all males reaching 18 years old in a small country or country that has small population is a good idea, at least the government will has less problem meeting its national defense need and make it harder for bigger hostile nation to occupy it as its male population can be mobilized to step up its defenses in time of invasion. Yes it is important for small country to expect all their able body men to pass military training for the sake of its own national defense purposes.

Well in my country, it's a small country and every boy has to go through what we call, National Service for 2 years. We have a fitness test called the NAPFA test in school. If we do well and get gold, we get 2 months off, that's just the bonus the government gives us. But to me, for a small country, it's still better for everyone to have National Service so as to have that kind of unity in everyone so that when something happens, we can fight as one nation. Perhaps for bigger countries, they may have extra weapons like nuclear weapons so they can rely on that but for smaller countries, it's better for every boy to go for National Service. I feel it should be made compulsory for small countries to toughen the boys up but it's also good that every boy goes through this phase in their life. It's a kind of self-discipline too and it they also have at least 2 years to make wise decisions too!

Over here, military service is compulsory too. The service length is much longer than your country. The young men have to spend at least two years in military service. if they are unfit, as in they are too fat or never exercise enough, they would have to serve for longer period. I think many young people learn about discipline from military service. It is good in a way. If young women are drafted into military service, that is even better. It can prevent them from spending all their time buying shoes and handbags, and let them learn about hard work and discipline from young age.

Only if your country has little population and or experienced war before. Military is important for a country even today that we may seem at peace. Not also just for national defense. Military can engage in may mission like in case of disaster or calamity. The military is very flexible to any situation. They can also minimize the crime and provide enough protection to citizens.