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Reduction in Military Conscription Quotas Expected in April 2024


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There is a reasonable argument in favour of conscription, namely that it offers to poor & uneducated peasant boys (my b/f was one) a window on a new bigger world of which they have no prior knowledge or experience.

 

Whether that counts as a counterargument to those who see conscription - not unreasonably - as supporting military authoritarianism and threats to democracy depends on the circumstances at any particular time. The point is that, like most important issues in government & life, it's not  black'n white.

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5 hours ago, mfd101 said:

There is a reasonable argument in favour of conscription, namely that it offers to poor & uneducated peasant boys (my b/f was one) a window on a new bigger world of which they have no prior knowledge or experience.

 

Whether that counts as a counterargument to those who see conscription - not unreasonably - as supporting military authoritarianism and threats to democracy depends on the circumstances at any particular time. The point is that, like most important issues in government & life, it's not  black'n white.

"There is a reasonable argument in favour of conscription, namely that it offers to poor & uneducated peasant boys (my b/f was one) a window on a new bigger world of which they have no prior knowledge or experience."   

 

YES, but how many really gain a valuable skill which would be recognised as desireable / valuable by an outside employer and bring a good salary?

 

As well known many end up:

- Sitting around all day doing nothing?

- Signing their very small salaries over to their CO?

- Work 18 hrs per day 6? days per week mowing lawns / sweeping driveways etc?

 

 

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