"The Few the Proud", the official slogan of the United States Marine Corps. There is meaning behind that slogan, it is not just propaganda being tossed around by the government. It means that there are very few people in the Marines, though they are small in numbers, their patriotism and pride got them to be the most feared and respected military branches in the world. That is living proof that sheer numbers of people cannot make a strong military, but patriotism, a drive to succeed, and morality can. Unfortunately, not everyone has those characteristics and not everyone is military material. Therefore, requiring all high school graduates to serve two years in the military would not make our military, but it would break it.
When people think about the military, they think about young people who are well disciplined, patriotic people wh
o have pride in their country. But for one moment, think about the consequences that the military and our country would suffer if all high school graduates were to enter the military. It is safe to say that a good sized portion of our nation consists of slackers, "leeches", and people who just do not care. Mixing these people in with the moral outstanding citizens of our military would have a negative effect. Some people might think that military time will shape these people into the ideal citizen, but I believe that it will only make them hate our country even more and put more negativity into our society. Whether the government's intentions were to make our people more moral, or to make our military a huge superpower, both intentions would fail miserably. If you want a good reason why making military time a requirement, look at the Tal
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