Mandatory service a subject that has come up a number of times over the years pushed by governments and countries alike and yes since the last world wars there will never be any compulsory war lotteries for the general public ever again.

Generation Y, my generation are considered a crosslink between the older generations and younger alike. We as a generation are very mindset with broader views on life in general.
As a generation; look at life in somewhat a more modern prospective in ways of how we dress, how we conduct our self’s in the public eye, with modern ideals on how our future will be set out in relation to laws & human rights.

We look at our self’s as the more adventurist generation; fast learning, equipped with modern technology with a keen focus on what we want our future to be sculptured like.

Clearly we can see a lacking in mental growth structure consisting of leadership skills and focus in the ways of career direction making.
The fact that younger generations are more and more housebound, less adventurist in the ways of exploring the great outdoors due to game consoles, online chat and mobile text msging. Generation x and below need an introduced setting at a point in their lives to counteract such things and inturn strengthen their focus on what’s important for their future.

Introducing mandatory service at the age of 18 to 19 for one year of service within any of our countries military forces would help structure the minds and aims of our younger generations in an aim to not only speed up career choice decision making, but also sculpture mindset discipline required for maturity and leadership decisions, as well as helping younger generations to aim for realistic short and long term goals.

The benefits to our country are the boosting of our armed force numbers, an increase in attendance relating to jobs, increase in creation of industry jobs, increase of part-time & full time military servicemen, further education applications such as universities, tafe colleges, training facilities and a more structured profitable economy.

OK, I'm sold on 'Gen Y' I'll take a kilo to try.
How do we cook them they sound a little green to me?

Great stuff examinator! ROFL!
I think self praise is no recommendation.
my grand fathers thought they knew it all.
maybe we will one day see one generation that does.
While I am not going to be here to see it put me in for half a pound of gen y, I am on a diet.

Which one is GenY?

If it's the generation my children are part of I have a lot to say to young Brett.

Probably a lot of swearing too so thank goodness he left the same message over on Altnews today.

When the US expands the war in Pakistan and Afghanistan Bretthutton will you offer your sons /grandsons up for cannon fodder? I'm for national service but everyone must be involved.In the US of the 435 congressman on one had a son in active service in Iraq.

Better still when the war breaks out,put the son's of the international banker's,arms dealsers etc on the front lines and you will see all wars cease very quickly.

when I was about 17 I went to a youth camp sponsored by the local Apex club. There were young people from all over the state all sponsored by their local Apex club. We did lots of airy fairy hippy crap like trust games and learning to meditate but we also went to art galleries saw theatre shows and independant films. Overall it was a very eye opening experience for me and I met a lot of different people that I would not have been exposed to otherwise. I was a changed, and I like to think, more mature person after that camp. Thankyou Apex

This sort of program for all young people would be a much better idea than giving them guns and showing them how to be proficient killers.