Reply #26: i'm against "compulsory" service

[welshTerrier2]

this includes both a military draft as well as other forms of "compulsory" service.

if we, as a society, chose to provide incentives to get people to volunteer or if we were somehow able to instill the value of national service in America's youth, I think that would be great. and I think volunteering can be richly rewarding not just to the society but to the volunteers themselves.

but, having said that, as the question is worded, the phrase "compulsory" is a sticking point. so, as worded, I'm against "compulsory national service." while it might be a good deal for all involved, I prefer a system that does not empower the government to force citizens to "serve time."