- Oct 20, 2022
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Not so I am afraid. And with no debate.The only people that ever think it’s a good idea are the ones that are too old or too infirm to actually have to go do it themselves. It's easy to think stuff like this is a good idea when it’s other people’s lives and not yours.
Anyway, the Army is a paid job and people who really want to can even join the TA. There’s no need to force people into it.
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Rishi Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win general election
The prime minister unveils a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a scheme to volunteer for one weekend a month for a year.
What I suspected at the beginning of this thread - Sunak plans to bring back National Service and Community Service (IF they win the election )
”The Conservative Party has said it would bring back mandatory national service if it wins the general election.
It said 18-year-olds would have a choice of either joining the military full-time, or volunteering one weekend every month carrying out a community service.”
Crazy, self-sabotaging policy to announce before a GE imo but it does suggest the Government thinks our conventional armed forces might be under-prepared for a national emergency and so are we apparently …
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