National Service

IrishKnight

What is your opinion on bring in national service in Ireland? Of course, assuming that we have the equipment etc to handle them all...

Ducksanctuary

IrishKnight wrote: »

What is your opinion on bring in national service in Ireland? Of course, assuming that we have the equipment etc to handle them all...

That would cost money and lots of it. With all those tight hoores in the Dáil, it'll hardly happen.

Cato

is there a need in a country like Ireland? if you look back National service was introduced mainly in times of military or political crysis, this aside, i think it could be a good idea...

Dirty Dave

IrishKnight wrote: »

What is your opinion on bring in national service in Ireland? Of course, assuming that we have the equipment etc to handle them all...

Terrible idea and its never going to happen.

1) We have no need of it

2) Most countries that had national service have abandoned it in favour of a full time professional military, because they tend to be better.

3) It would be hugely, hugely expensive.

Victor

To what aim?

Why hamper the military with malcontents?

IrishKnight

I just ask as I heard that in Britain they were going to bring it back in to deal with the crime rate. I just wanted to see what people here would think of such a system here.

Victor

IrishKnight wrote: »

I just ask as I heard that in Britain they were going to bring it back in to deal with the crime rate.

Typical reactionary claptrap by people who don't know what they are talking about.

While certain people would benefit from the structure that a military life would bring, the reality is that a stretch military where 45% want to quit would be burdened by ill-discipline and criminality and in 2-3 years tiem all you'd have is atlethic criminal who know how to use guns.

the GALL

+1 above

delos

IrishKnight wrote: »

I just ask as I heard that in Britain they were going to bring it back in to deal with the crime rate. I just wanted to see what people here would think of such a system here.

They introduced something called the "short, sharp shock" in Britain in the 80s. The idea was that petty criminals needed discipline and what better way than to instil some than getting the army in to physically train them. So after they got out they has a few months of circuit training and obstacle course training under their belt and were much fitter than when they were first locked up. Did this make them more responsible citizens? No, it made it much harder for the police to catch them. That is why it was abandoned in the UK.

National Service is a really bad idea - talk to anyone who was forced to do it against their wishes and see what benefit it was to them or the army that had to contain them. Its much better and cheaper to have a professional military composed of people who actually want to be there.

lmtduffy

Maybe community service would do a better job of what military service intends,

Phototoxin

being diabetic i cannot be forced to do it aahhahahahaah!

the GALL

loads of reasons why it shouldn't be brought in,
any reasons (good or bad) why it should be brought in?