24% Yes |
76% No |
13% Yes |
67% No |
5% Yes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
9% No, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
3% Yes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development |
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3% Yes, but only for those who are starting to build a criminal record |
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0% Yes, and it should be at least two years of service |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@58M8D8V3yrs3Y
Too dangerous to allow Muslims to do military ervice
@56XXGD73yrs3Y
Obligatory for young men
@9L2X73L4wks4W
18-25 would be more appropriate, only for repeat offenders and it should be a shorter period of time e.g. six-eight weeks
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Yes but only if there’s a manpower shortage in the military and a period of national crisis
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No children and believe about course and program without more chances showcase in Military
@9D27YJN9mos9MO
Yes, but service should be in public customer facing roles, rather than military.
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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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