Mandatory Military Policy In The United States

The United States should not bring back mandatory military service, also known as “the draft”. I personally am not supportive of the draft due to many issues including health and mental concerns brought about by the war. These concerns include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, and Substance Abuse, just to name a few. I also feel that the education of the soldiers would be limited because after age 18, most people go to college. Age 18 is also the age males must enlist for the draft. If I were forced into the Army due to a draft, I wouldn’t have the opportunity to live life to the fullest. For instance, if a soldier was severely injured, the injury would affect the way that person would of live the rest of their life. The injury could even potentially cut the person’s life short. The mental health, physical health, education, and life in general should be taken into consideration before the United States sends young men and women out to war. These diseases are very harmful and we should think about others not just ourselves.

Conscription, or more boldly the draft, has not been in place for some thirty years. While some people cringe at the thought of reinstating the draft, others have different views. This short paper will speak of those different views and the reasons why conscription of military service may not be such a bad idea after all.

During the Vietnam War, the United States' government instituted a mandatory draft. Since it was mandatory, if a man's birthday was selected, he had to report to boot camp or face prosecution. This system was both fair and unfair; it was fair because it was not biased, and it was unfair because the men strongly disliked being forced to go to war. In times of war, the United States' government should not be allowed to institute a mandatory draft because it can cause severe mental issues and the young adults are not always prepared to take on the gruesome task of defending their country.

Many countries require young people to serve two years of military service, and as we continue to have military conflicts across the world, some people have proposed that the united states adopt a similar type of policy of mandatory conscription. I believe that a two-year period of national service should be obligatory for all 18 year olds. It’ll help strengthen the character of youth, and will help increase the collective conscience of a nation and the restraint of leaders when considering military action. As we have 18 year olds go into the military, they should get the option in whatever kind of public service that suits his or her interest. Different genders across the world are frequently given different responsibilities. For example,

“Should the United State of America adopt the idea that every American citizen should serve at least 2 years in the military?”, in my opinion, this is a terrible idea. America is “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave”. Going into the military should be a personal choice.What would this benefit anyways? This is, in my opinion, a bad idea, this would change the course of America’s history as we know it.

The United States should not enforce a mandatory military draft. Imagine your only son just registered for the draft by law. A week later he receives a call saying he has been drafted and must leave within two weeks. Do you realize how much pain you would have to endure?

Some may find that mandatory national service is taking away from those who love and aspire to volunteer. Although this may be the case for some, mandatory national service could also be a good thing. For example, people that are unemployed could use this as a source of a job or even just something to fill their time. What of the working Americans? Is it right for all citizens to be required the same amout of service? All citizens would have to be treated equally whatever the out come is to be.

The United States has used ẗhe draft in four military conflicts since the countryś beginning. The rest of the time, the country has relied upon volunteers. Many countries require citizens to serve two years of military service, but should the United States do this? There are a lot conflicts that will come in play if they put the mandatory service on us, whether we vote for it, or congress makes this law. The only time the United States will pick you if you get drafted. Drafted means that they pick your name when they don't have enough people for war and the United states has used that for older wars but not the newer ones because they have enough people why then do we need mandatory service or what will the benefits for this. My

The topic of mandatory national service has been around for years now, and there will always be arguments on whether it should be enforced or not. Some may say that it takes away our freedom, but is it not what gives us freedom in the first place? The United States’ military, national service, as well as community service is based on volunteers. That is what makes this country great, but there are less volunteers as years go by. Crime increases, streets are not safe anymore, Americans are oblivious to what is happening around the world. There are so many opportunities to give back to the country, yet, not many care. Today’s generation is based on social trends, and self-gratification. There is also the fact that many young people do not know what to do with their life after high school, some continue to college or focus on work, others do not work nor study. Therefore, all young men and women should be required to give two years to national service because it can help solve problems as well as build the community back together.

Do you think young adults should be forced to war? In years past, upon high school graduation, every American Male was selected randomly by birthdate to serve in the military. For many years now, however, America has had an all-volunteer military that has worked very well. Even so, today some Congressmen insist that the United States should adopt a policy of mandatory military service following high school graduation. There are many disadvantages to mandatory military service.

Military conscription is mandatory military service that is required by many countries. Many believe that it is for the best, while other think the exact opposite. Military conscription has worked out in many countries, but also made some governments collapse. Military conscription is a violation of given human rights.

The military draft would require compulsory military service instead of voluntary service. It started in 1940 when volunteering personnel were not enough for the USA army. Thus, men were compulsorily drafted to join the army. Now, the USA no longer compulsorily drafts men to join the army. However, countries such as Switzerland do still draft its men. Conscription in US, also known as the draft, starts after Congress passed a legislation, which has been signed by the president. The Selective Service System does the drafting. Eligible Men and Male aliens are required to sign up with the Selective Service before they turn 26. If an individual fails to do so, the person loses all his privileges

The United States' idea of requiring citizens ages 18 - 30 to complete one year of service is a good idea, but being forced to do it, isn't right. We have freedom for a reason, we the people volunteer for ideas like this.

Additionally, Bushman suggests that mandatory military service could potentially help quite a few people. One group that would be favorably affected is those who can’t afford college. Military.com has an overview of how the military will pay for up to $4,500 in Tuition Assistance during service. Once in the military, they could attend college without the weight of paying full tuition. Though, we must think of the cost of increased military personnel. The United States already uses roughly fifty percent of its total spending on the military (about 600 billion), as stated in the chart for discretionary spending found on nationalpriorities.org. Would the country and government be able to support a military of increased size? Could the country supply the

Should every young person, including women, serve at least two years at a minimum in our military? Other countries draft their young individuals, why not us? If America were to draft anyone into the military service we would have many unqualified military personnel. Some people are just not fit enough to do some things. Drafting every young person into the military would cause the U.S. to have a higher death rate and the population would take years to see major increase. Due to the drafting, many young people would not be able to see life past 30. It is shown in research that more than half of veterans have an illness, such as PTSD or TBI, or abuse drugs and alcohol.