@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policyStarted 8yrs agoActive 1mo ago

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

Military Service is currently not required in the Australia. The last conflicted requiring National Service was the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 70s.

21%
Yes
79%
No
13%
Yes
72%
No
4%
Yes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment
7%
No, service should be a choice instead of an obligation
2%
Yes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development
1%
Yes, but only for those who are starting to build a criminal record
0%
Yes, and it should be at least two years of service

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 @592N9QXfrom Victoria answered…3yrs3Y

Only whites should have to complete military service.

 @4ZG3TJMfrom South Australia answered…3yrs3Y

a separate 'army' should be created that does not focus on defence or military at all but on emergency service and relief for natural disasters and ecological and social assistance learning and using skills for building, repairing, planting, medical aid and even just plain old sandbagging. all can become trained volunteer fire fighters and assist in any and all emergency situations around the country and perhaps even overseas boosting out emergency services where ever needed. these skills are non violent and transferable when service is complete. similar to the peace corps but australian based. exemptions for those doing further study or with sole care of children.

 @4Z3YXPKfrom Victoria answered…3yrs3Y

No, we have a professional Military, not a babysitting service.

 @8HS6XHNanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes for any child that has a juvenile criminal record.

 @8HRHFFNanswered…4yrs4Y

They should have the choice

 @8HF2W3Canswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, in their own units separate from the volunteers. But not just Military give the people options to do "National service" such as in services such as the ADF, Paramedics, Fire Fighters or even community service with cleaning graffiti or picking up rubbish.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3wks3W

Germany considers revival of compulsory national military service

Germany has unveiled the most sweeping military reforms since the cold war, including the possible revival of national service, as part of efforts to better prepare its armed forces to defend Nato territory.Speaking in Berlin on Thursday on the military alliance’s 75th anniversary, defence minister Boris Pistorius said he had signed an order to reorganise the German military from top to bottom.“It is a landmark reform . . . Our goal is to restructure the Bundeswehr in such a way that it is best positioned in the event of defence, in the event of war,” said Pistorius. “Nobody should have the idea of attacking Nato territory — this is what we [want to] convey.”The measures are part of a huge shift in Germany’s attitude towards its armed forces, reflecting what Chancellor Olaf Scholz said was a Zeitenwende or turning point in security policy after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago.A single operational command will take charge of four new component forces, with cyber warfare raised to an equal footing alongside land, air and sea operations.Military officials drawing up the plans have been given six months to implement them. A key demand from the ministry is that the Bundeswehr will be made ready for compulsory national service in Germany, Pistorius said, should a decision be taken to reintroduce it. The country stopped its mandatory military service — as well as the option to serve in non-military institutions — in 2011.A defence ministry proposal on a model of national service for young adults will be put before German politicians in the coming weeks, he added.

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