dmarc117 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 would the mandatory military service that the israelis have to complete ever fly here in the states?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 would the mandatory military service that the israelis have to complete ever fly here in the states?? Sure, but there'd be so many exemptions for the scions of the wealthy it wouldn't teach them anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 would the mandatory military service that the israelis have to complete ever fly here in the states?? It MIGHT have before the draft was abolished in the 70s. Now, fugedaboutit.... Personally, I think it's a great idea. NO exemptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 It MIGHT have before the draft was abolished in the 70s. Now, fugedaboutit.... Personally, I think it's a great idea. NO exemptions. what would guys like GW and DICK do????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 personally i think the youth of America needs it......with the exemption of Seminoles & Bronc........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 what would guys like GW and DICK do????? Serve their time, like they were supposed to. Not that it matters anymore - W has managed to impugn the records of geniune war heroes Kerry and McCain and not-a-combatant-but-was-actually-IN-Vietnam Gore. It amazes me that two de facto draft dodgers manage to get some sort of hardline military cred over those other guys. Not to mention the personalities of Frat Boy and Grumpy Old Man are hardly compelling. On some days I think Rove might be the smartest man alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 (edited) im not sure id want to work next to someone that didnt want to be there...we have enough people that volunteer for service anyway. we really dont need conscripts. and its not just the israelis, the majority of countries around the world have mandatory military or civil service of some kind Edited July 17, 2006 by Robash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Row Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 what would guys like GW and DICK do????? Being commander in chief is serving in the military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I miss having a real military man in office like Comrade Clinton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 geniune war heroes Kerry and McCain and not-a-combatant-but-was-actually-IN-Vietnam Gore. Do we need to re-visit Gore's war record and how he got his cushy little job as "war photographer", cause I dont think you want to go there again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Do we need to re-visit Gore's war record and how he got his cushy little job as "war photographer", cause I dont think you want to go there again... He applied for "suspended drunken no-show National Guardsman in Alabama", but that position was already filled. Dang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 No, too many rich people. It's easier to send somebody else's kids off to die to keep your portfolio squared away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Being commander in chief is serving in the military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 (edited) Being commander in chief is serving in the military. i do think there needs to be a change in the presidential requirements..... you should have atleast served in the military and maybe go so far as having been in combat. if youre going to send people into combat, you should atleast know what its like....imho little off topic, please continue. Edited July 17, 2006 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 (edited) i do think there needs to be a change in the presidential requirements..... you should have atleast served in the military and maybe go so far as having been in combat. if youre going to send people into combat, you should atleast know what its like....imho little off topic, please continue. I agree. I think that you should have served in the armed forces to be eligible to be President, VP and down the line of succession to about the 5th in line (Paulson). If you're Seventh Day Adventist or some kind of legitimate conscientious objector, you should be required to have served in the Peace Corps or some such do-gooder, gummint organization. I disagree with the combat requirement. Given the small scale engagements we had from Vietnam to Iraq II, this is not reasonable. Edited July 17, 2006 by MojoMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 I agree. I think that you should have served in the armed forces to be eligible to be President, VP and down the line of succession to about the 5th in line (Paulson). If you're Seventh Day Adventist or some kind of legitimate conscious objector, you should be required to have served in the Peace Corps or some such do-gooder, gummint organization. I disagree with the combat requirement. Given the small scale engagements we had from Vietnam to Iraq II, this is not reasonable. i was thinkin about that too....cant we just send them out in a field and fire some tracers over their heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I am all in favor of a year of service after high school but dont think it needs to be limited to the military. Teaching, fighting fires and crime, etc., should all be part of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I'd say that unless you've served you should not be able to attend college. That would serve two useful purposes. One more people would serve. Two, there'd be enough chicken$hit Americans picking watermelons there'd be nothing left for illegal Mexicans to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 I am all in favor of a year of service after high school but dont think it needs to be limited to the military. Teaching, fighting fires and crime, etc., should all be part of the program. interesting...kinda like a service corps of some sort. maybe correlate the service to danger level. military, u serve less time whereas teaching u would serve more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Do we need to re-visit Gore's war record and how he got his cushy little job as "war photographer", cause I dont think you want to go there again... Hey, I wasn't calling him a war hero; just he was actually overseas in one of the 5 branches of the actual military. Now Kerry and McCain WERE war heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hey, I wasn't calling him a war hero; just he was actually overseas in one of the 5 branches of the actual military. Now Kerry and McCain WERE war heroes. And Cleland. Makes no difference to the slime machine. We live in an upside down Rovian world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 interesting...kinda like a service corps of some sort. maybe correlate the service to danger level. military, u serve less time whereas teaching u would serve more. that is basically the program they have in Switzerland--service is mandatory, but if you choose non-military service, you have to do more of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 that is basically the program they have in Switzerland--service is mandatory, but if you choose non-military service, you have to do more of it The Germans have the same thing, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 If farmers can't harvest their crops without the help of illegals, why doesn't the government just mandate that everyone spend two years picking crops after high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I am all in favor of a year of service after high school but dont think it needs to be limited to the military. Teaching, fighting fires and crime, etc., should all be part of the program. Damn, this is a GREAT idea!! Being a prison guard might be an eye-opener, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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