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Originally posted by johnny:
Tell that to the Chinese.
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A massive army means nothing if you don't rule the sky. And the army doesn't count at all if you have nuclear weapons at your disposal - beyond guarding the warheads that is.
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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
it's not about developing cannon fodder soldiers. It's about insisting that every citizen have some basic competence and training -- and "knocking the chip off the shoulder" of 20 year olds.  Besides, most of our lardass kids could use a good boot camp tour to get their bodies back in shape.
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Yep - but that could be achieved via community service. Nothing would teach a rich kid about the *real* hardship in his own country than being forced to wipe the butt of an old person that's too old to take care of business himself, or working in a soup kitchin to understand what 'social problems' are all about. What's more, the lesson is financially good value for the state.
Better to teach kids how to look after their fellow citizens and understand the lower rungs of society than to teach 'em how to use a gun. Leave the army to the professionals and get the kids involved in their communities instead.