e.thePeople : Article : MANDATORY DRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 18-26

e.thePeople : Article : MANDATORY DRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 18-26
For a president who claims to have no intention of drafting our youth into his silly war, this bill seems to be long on intent to me. I personally am torn between thinking this idea is a good one or would have been if we had not entered a silly war and thinking it may be the beginning of the end.

I have always felt that some type of mandatory national service would help young people become more involved in their community and country. I would have preferred the program go into effect during a time of peace when our young people could be used to rebuild the infrastructure of our country. To volunteer in local communities and to learn what it is to participate in a life different from what they grew up in. I feel that a program like this would form them into a smarter and more cohesive force of good for our world.

Programs similar to the WPA or the Peace Corps could do great good for our youth. Unfortunately if implemented with Bush at the helm I believe it just means a great many of our children will die.