"No Child Left Behind Legislation

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Originally Posted by JJIII

It seems to me that 2 years service could be in fields other than the military. There are community needs, forestry needs, medical needs, and the list goes on. It also seems to me that 2 years may give some people time to realize how important higher education is. Along with that would also come a higher work ethic, not to mention a sense of belonging to a larger community, namely the USA. I may be biased because I was drafted during the Vietnam Era and I value what I learned in the Army highly. I doubt that I would be the person I am without that experience.

i thank you for your service to my country.

i do not support the draft.

i also served, a tour in the navy as a sonar technician. i volunteered.

however, i don't agree with you. i feel that it would be grand if all americans served their country in some capacity for two years or longer, but i would want them to be forced into it.