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    Over the years the military has gotten really big if you ask me which is really good because the best of the best are right now defending this country we call home. “ The services are far more technically complex today and the eligibility standards for military service are now so high that probably less than half of the draft-age population would qualify. Moreover, the services would have to be significantly restructured to even accommodate and train large numbers of draftees. At present there is

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    who served in the military. The military has many missions. Their primary mission of course is to defend the U.S. and U.S. interests. The military does a lot more than simply fight though. Some examples of military missions include: rescue operations, medical assistance in impoverished areas, food & humanitarian relief, security at embassies and other locations, policing in volatile areas, natural disaster relief, law enforcement and piracy and drug interdiction. The military is also the nation's

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    Title: Military Services Act In 1917 during WW1, the Canadian government justified in enacting the Military Services Act to register and conscript men for war. Almost all French Canadians opposed conscription because they felt they had no loyalty to France and Britain. Other Canadians were at ease with the conscription as they supported the British Empire. The farmers, union heads, and pacifists were all opposed of the conscription like the French Canadians. I believe the Military Services Act was

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    countries in the world force their citizens to go into military service. Iran, Greece, and Egypt to name a few. Today, I am here to convince you all that military service in the U.S. should be required for most citizens. Whether it be males or females, whites or blacks, heterosexuals or homosexuals, they all need to contribute in some form; either it be in combat or in domestic service. I am going to start off by arguing how military service will bring true equality among us. Next,

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    Should Military Service be Mandatory in the United States? In the world today, there is approximately fifty percent of countries that mandate their citizens to serve in their military for an extended period of time. Those countries that do require their citizens to serve base it on the simple fact that they need to be ready for war at a moments notice and if all their citizens know how to fight they will succeed in any battle in which they are placed. Israel, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany

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    agree that service to the military is quite admirable when it comes to volunteering, there are of course those times when drafting is far more important than the number of volunteers that one has, so why not add something in that is similar to drafting, how about a mandatory military service requirement? High school students are some times a body of individuals who don’t quite know what they’re doing up until the last minute, this last minute being graduation, mandatory military service is definitely

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    war, Hispanic Soldiers from all around the world have risked their lives in defense of the United States. Hispanic Americans have not hesitated to defend and show their allegiance to this nation in many different ways, but especially through military service. On January 31, 1929 a Mexican-American, Richard Cavazos, was born in Kingsville, Texas. Later, he earned his commission as a distinguished graduate from the ROTC program at Texas Technological University in 1951, and also attended the U.S

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    (Weiss, 2014, p. 429). As most of SSG Herring’s target demographic falls into this generational profile, this album is meant to demonstrate one of the many perks of military service: the ability to travel and explore the world. Additionally, these images are intended to make potential recruits imagine the lifestyle that Army service can provide, to make them see beyond their preconceived notions about what being a

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    Delegates after retiring from 30 years of active duty service in the United States Air Force in 2009. Mr. Anderson’s 30 years of military service taught him how to manage multiple task that are complex in nature. It also taught him how to prioritize his work, his goals and to care for others. Mr. Anderson could not predict what sort of changes may occur in public service employment in the future but he thinks that the same ideals of service will be paramount

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    Individuals who join the military come from various backgrounds, once within the military institutional system, families can be at an advantage by stable employment and benefits, and safe, well maintained local environments (Rodriguez & Margolin, 2015, p.35). However, military deployments and duty-related separations are very common for military service members and their families. They are one of the most widely recognized and documented stressors for military families. Nevertheless, the experience

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