National Service Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Having seen the troops looking so well drilled and professional on Friday just shows that young people given direction and discipline can be a credit to society.

I would like to see National Service brought back in on a Voluntary and none Voluntary basis. If youths choose to Volunteer then all credit to them but if a youth misbehaves to a certain degree (the level of this would have to be decided upon) I would like to see them enlisted in the Army. It would serve us and them better than any Prison Cell or Youth Detention facility would and would free up our jails for the older lags who are serial repeat offenders.

Thoughts?

[Hugh Saskin]

Yes, but would you want some deadbeat, unreliable, piece of human dross guarding your back if you were in combat against the Taliban? No, thanks, a job for professionals, I feel. Ditto the RAF and the navy. The armed forces have got better things to do than nursemaid rubbish

[GMR]

Yes, but would you want some deadbeat, unreliable, piece of human dross guarding your back if you were in combat against the Taliban? No, thanks, a job for professionals, I feel. Ditto the RAF and the navy. The armed forces have got better things to do than nursemaid rubbish

But isn't the point you knock them into shape?

In the First and Second world war our jails were full with criminals of all sorts. Churchill said he would pardon them all (part from the very worst criminals) if they joined up. They were trained into very good soldiers. Some say if it wasn't for recruiting those prisoners Britain might have been in a lot more trouble. Other countries did the same. However, if they are as rubbish as you say then maybe we should just shoot 'em?

[Hugh Saskin]

But isn't the point you knock them into shape?

In the First and Second world war our jails were full with criminals of all sorts. Churchill said he would pardon them all (part from the very worst criminals) if they joined up. They were trained into very good soldiers. Some say if it wasn't for recruiting those prisoners Britain might have been in a lot more trouble. Other countries did the same. However, if they are as rubbish as you say then maybe we should just shoot 'em?

What, use them for target practice, you mean?