In Israel, all boys of a certain age (17 or 18) have to go to the army, or do some kind of national service. Married men work in the reserves. Many of the religious girls opt for national service (i.e., working in a hospital). There are exemptions for those doing serious Torah study, but there are religious units in the army as well.
I agree with Timothy and Matthew -- I think it would be a great idea for this country to have, if not mandatory army service, some sort of mandatory national service requirement for a year or two. I'm taking Pakua now (a martial art that is supposed to predate Karate and Tai Chi) and I'm learning a lot just from that. I can see how the army would teach a lot of self control and self reliance, as well as responsibility. I'll be evaluated for a yellow belt next week. (Ack!) Hoping I don't fall flat on my face ... Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:14 PM Subject: RE: Manditory Military Service > Singapore requires all males to do 2 years of national service when they > turn 18.(I don't think females should be excluded if we adopt it in the US, > good for all people) > > I think this would reap great benefits across the board(greater personal > responsibility, discipline, etc). I know I gained a lot as a person from my > two years(US army, not Singapore). > > I don't think this is exactly what the senator is suggesting, though. I > think he is just trying to make it more personal so those in power will bear > the same burden that the "common" mom's and dad's do. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 11:34 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Manditory Military Service > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/29/mandatory.military/index.html > > That's right folks, get ready, cause we're all goin' to war. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
