I think compulsory service is a GOOD idea. Something like a year of service to the country after High School could never hurt this country. After all the damage our government has done to the United States, a little extra free manpower is a fine idea.
Hell, Israel drafts 16 year-old girls and boys into the military and they don't seem to have a problem with it.

One of the problems with this nation is we are all about "what's in it for me" and the idea of giving something BACK to the country is a bad idea.

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Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots.