“Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country”
I am a believer that some form of of service should be a requirement for citizenship in our great country. The statistics that I have seen show that only 3% have ever served. The youth today do not understand the blessings they have received by being born into the greatest country in the world. The only accomplishment that they had to do to have this honor was to be born on American soil. I don't think that everyone needs to serve an extended period but a short "boot camp" type of service say 3 months should be a requirement. Foreigners that become American citizens know more about this country than birthright Americans.
I agree that you can not make good soldiers without a volunteer force but you can make good Americans out of what right now seems to be a cesspool of misguided youth.
I am a believer that some form of of service should be a requirement for citizenship in our great country. The statistics that I have seen show that only 3% have ever served. The youth today do not understand the blessings they have received by being born into the greatest country in the world. The only accomplishment that they had to do to have this honor was to be born on American soil. I don't think that everyone needs to serve an extended period but a short "boot camp" type of service say 3 months should be a requirement. Foreigners that become American citizens know more about this country than birthright Americans.
I agree that you can not make good soldiers without a volunteer force but you can make good Americans out of what right now seems to be a cesspool of misguided youth.