[MineralMan]

Personally, I have no problem whatever with a Universal Service program. It needn't just be the military, but could apply to all sorts of programs.

Given the spoiled rotteness of the run of our youth out there, I think it would do all young people between 18 and 25 a lot of good to give service to their nation, either in the military or in some other area.

Let the flames begin.

[Camachee]

Personally, I have no problem whatever with a Universal Service program

Which other parts of the Constitution do you want to trash?

[Mulder]

Given the spoiled rotteness of the run of our youth out there

One of the biggest reasons that kids are spoiled is because of massive gov't involvement (public schools)in their lives from the age of 5-18.

So even more gov't involvement from the age of 18-26 is going to fix the problem? I don't think so.

I think it would do all young people between 18 and 25 a lot of good to give service to their nation, either in the military or in some other area.

Just like the public schools do them a world of good? Folks who think you're going to have some ex-marine drilling the concepts of honor and integrity into these kids are smoking crack.

It's going to be nothing less than PC indoctrination with severe penalties for those who don't go along with the program, or commit "thought crimes" during the duration of the program.

[rmmcdaniell]

Personally, I have no problem whatever with a Universal Service program. It needn't just be the military, but could apply to all sorts of programs.

let me guess, your over the age of 26? If it passes, how many bills are we away from being hauled off to collective farms?

[walden]

I agree that it wouldn't do them any harm, but this is going to be HORRENDOUSLY EXPENSIVE. Can you imagine? It's just a giant government jobs program. I thought that was why we have fought communism all these years?

[Between the Lines]

I would not support a Universal Service program however I would support manditory service in a state malitia.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Universal Service is the ultimate socialism: Nationalization of People.