National military service in the UK was abolished in 1960. Recently, parliament has proposed the idea of a new modern form of national service that would make it mandatory for 18-26 year olds to participate in military or charitable service for a period of one year.
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Response rates from 818 PL3 4 voters.
33% Yes |
67% No |
20% Yes |
61% No |
5% Yes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development |
6% No, service should be an option instead of obligation |
5% Yes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
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3% Yes, but only for young offenders |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 818 PL3 4 voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 818 PL3 4 voters.
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Unique answers from PL3 4 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4TTGKP74yrs4Y
Yes, For strong, young refugees.
@9L2X73L8mos8MO
Yes, but only under exceptional circumstances, only for repeat offenders and it should be a shorter period of time e.g. six-eight weeks
@9ZSRHLC3 days3D
Yes, but not exclusively military service. It should be required to either perform military training/service or work in a public sector job for at least one year
@9QL22255mos5MO
I believe a lot of people could benefit from the structure and discipline learnt from military service, and I believe military service should be discussed more frequently as an option in schools and employment centres
@9QGGJZH5mos5MO
Yes, but not for those who are embarking on reputable higher education courses that go into a valued profession e.g. doctor, nurse, teacher, dentist, vet etc. additionally I think this service should be more skills based and less military focused.
@9Q9HQTM5mos5MO
only for those who do not pursue further education or employment and instead focus more on the terms of education and skills development and less on mandatory service
@9Q9952S5mos5MO
This will take away lots of freedom. We live in a democracy. We have nato. Why would we need to go to war. Trust me whoever’s taking in this form. Even a twelve year old believes that we don’t need to go to war.
@9Q48XWN5mos5MO
It depends on the nature of the service. Environmental safeguarding woukd be an example of an acceptable type of service.
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