Belly,
That is the unfortunate & unavoidable part of fighting for freedom. Career soldiers know & accept the risks because apart from preserving freedom there are many rewards once back in civil life.
Truck drivers, mine workers, Police in fact a whole host of workers in various industries take risks & pay the ultimate price. Thankfully, that is not the norm but a sad, random fact nevertheless for those who pulled the shorter straw.
Being drafted for active service is something non-career defence personell would understandably be deeply concerned about but what needs to be taken into account is that most wouldn't be too upset if someone else got selected & yet they can still take part in the spoil that is freedom.
The point of National Service is formost to instill a sense of belonging, responsibility & respect.
war service is last on the list. Were there more of these values the risk of war would also be very low.

CM, once again your words are uncontroversial, and cannot be challenged.
I am concerned by the mindset of the 'do-gooders', as it is a fact that their concept of being nice, respectful and offering 'soft' solutions are in fact a result of their own lack of courage in facing up to a situation which requires them to administer 'unpleasant truths'.
So because they feel more comfortable pushing a 'nice' mantra, rather than the uncomfortable and confronting, yet, appropriate one, they are giving the wrong message or advice.
An example of this is when that Maggot Lisa Wilkinson, uttered excrement on national TV, by making an announcement as a result of a girl being raped and killed, in a park, at night, that, instead of females taking more responsibility for their actions, like NOT walking through a park alone at night, her ignorant, arrogant response, (because according to her, ALL men are rapists) was that mothers should teach their boys to 'stop raping girls'.
Now whether she likes it or not, she said it, it's out there now, and she will forever be admonished and judged by that dangerous piece of advise, which I hope was received like a spoon of vinegar, and immediately rejected, along with her.
Wonder why females get attacked?
My point is that quite possibly, parents today are trying to be 'friends' with their children, and in doing so are not disciplining them for fear of alienating them.
This may also be the reason for another disgusting lack of discipline topic, the calling of their elders by their first name, even family members like Uncle's and Aunt's.
The do-gooders lack of courage to discipline their children is the direct cause of ALL our youth problems of today.
Those children who are clearly responsible worthwhile members of their elk, don't need to be brought back into line, but the rest certainly do.
One way is National service, and the suggestion of sending 'boys to war' is an over-reach.
If a male is so weak of character then he should not have been sent in the first place.

Thanks for your feedback Altrav. We need to break down the propaganda that has developed over the last 40 or so years. Much of it could probably be written on a A4 sheet- it represents the value socialists place on the cultures of thousands of years.

The failure of the justice system to deliver the community's expectations.
The failure of not my child parents to love the kids enough to show them discipline.
And the failure of politicians to even consider supplying better.
Are not good reasons to force national service on any one.
Army's exist for war/defense, not childminding/training

Army's exist for war/defense, not childminding/training
Belly,
Chld minding/training is for parents & teachers. Young adult training is for organisations of discipline for the common good.
We now have the proof that that not having a national service is merely playing into the hands of Centrelink & the unions.

indy not sure, honestly, what you are on about, it is all good however my friend because I understand you do not know either
Simplistic blame it on any thing is not constructive.
Are you aware if you intent linking the law with national service and unemployment you get very near communism?
Our system has no such links and in truth welfare is a different subject.
If you wish to verbally flog those unfortunates lets do it in a dedicated thread
Both sides of politics show no interest in national service in a time without war, rather than send our kids to die they should send old fellas like you and me first