The Bring Back National Service Brigade is once again on its march to nowhere.
Nobody wants that less than the Armed Forces do. Every year, tens of thousands of teenagers who were there under compulsion, for too short a time to be trained as anything very much at all?
Not much could instil dread in the battle-hardened. But that does. And it should.
It works well in Israel.
ReplyDeleteThat might politely be described as a matter of opinion.
DeleteIt certainly does. This would teach the chavs some much needed discipline and reduce “youth offending” overnight. Far better than an ASBO.
ReplyDeleteWe’d soon see how tough a lot of young louts really are when forced to do some work for a change.
Nobody is your family has worked since 1066. But there have been plenty of young louts.
DeleteThis will never happen, because the Forces themselves would never wear it. Nor should they.
It was the Conservatives who abolished National Service last time. And they were right.