When we had conscription during WW2 and into Vietnam, it did give a lot of adolescents a taste of discipline and responsibility and accountability that's lacking in today's kids. The professional military has been good because motivated people with skills are retained. The bad side is that the youngsters that would have done a three year active duty and three years’ active, inactive reserves now do no service at all. The active duty personnel, NG, and reserves are drawn from a wading pool instead of an Olympic-size pool.
I agree.
I guess that is one things about being man. He needs his survival at stake to accomplish great things.
When life is peachy, he starts to play and stop being vigilant.