Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:17 - May 25 with 4026 views | davblue | Initial thought is fcuk that. After giving it a few seconds thought, still fcuk that. It will be the lower class who end up doing it and all of the people with privilege won’t be picked. | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:18 - May 25 with 4007 views | Guthrum | Not just that, but most military people don't want it. With a modern, specialist, technological army, why fill it with a bunch of erks who don't really want to be there? | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 with 3977 views | backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:23 - May 25 with 3947 views | Guthrum |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 by backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . |
Who's going to pay for it? | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:27 - May 25 with 3905 views | lowhouseblue | sunak has had enough and wants to lose. only possible explanation. | |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:28 - May 25 with 3874 views | WD19 |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:23 - May 25 by Guthrum | Who's going to pay for it? |
PPV. I would chip in to watch Gen Z getting the Roy Keane pre season treatment. | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:30 - May 25 with 3866 views | backwaywhen |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:23 - May 25 by Guthrum | Who's going to pay for it? |
You if your willing ……who do you think ….serious question ? | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:34 - May 25 with 3803 views | Plums |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 by backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . |
I'm assuming you're not joking so what are you going to get all these people to do? Where are you going to house them? Edit. It's already dead:
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:38 - May 25 with 3772 views | Guthrum |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:30 - May 25 by backwaywhen | You if your willing ……who do you think ….serious question ? |
It was a serious question. Budgets are very tight at the moment, cuts being made to public services. Now money has to be found to house, feed, clothe and train tens or hundreds of thousands of young people, while keeping them out of the employment pool. And for what purpose? Why do we need a huge blob of troops - to conduct Russian style human wave attacks? Doesn't make military sense. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:40 - May 25 with 3722 views | WeirdFishes |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 by backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . |
Why the fck should someone be forced to serve in a military against their choice? Should be riots if this ever happened, which it won’t because I believe the majority of people aren’t as backwards thinking as you evidently are. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:41 - May 25 with 3715 views | redrickstuhaart |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:38 - May 25 by Guthrum | It was a serious question. Budgets are very tight at the moment, cuts being made to public services. Now money has to be found to house, feed, clothe and train tens or hundreds of thousands of young people, while keeping them out of the employment pool. And for what purpose? Why do we need a huge blob of troops - to conduct Russian style human wave attacks? Doesn't make military sense. |
In fairness the suggestion was weekend work at NHS sites etc as well as military. | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:43 - May 25 with 3683 views | Guthrum |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:41 - May 25 by redrickstuhaart | In fairness the suggestion was weekend work at NHS sites etc as well as military. |
So why not make them into proper jobs for people? Besides which, they need trained staff, not kids on work experience. Perhaps pay HCAs, nurses, jonior doctors and the a bit better, then they won't all be leaving the health service. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:44 - May 25 with 3675 views | MattinLondon |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 by backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . |
The young WW1 generation were criticised by society prior to be blown to bits. The young WW2 generation were also criticised by society prior to being blown to bits. Unemployed 18-21s, step forward for instant death - only way some pricks will deem you worthy of respect. | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:44 - May 25 with 3670 views | DanTheMan |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:21 - May 25 by backwaywhen | This is something we should reintroduce IMHO , would give some sense of discipline and respect back into the younger generation, it didn’t do any harm to those that had to do it years ago , start with those out of work between the ages of 18 to 21 for a 2 year stint . |
Did you do it? | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:46 - May 25 with 3627 views | redrickstuhaart |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:43 - May 25 by Guthrum | So why not make them into proper jobs for people? Besides which, they need trained staff, not kids on work experience. Perhaps pay HCAs, nurses, jonior doctors and the a bit better, then they won't all be leaving the health service. |
Absolutely. Nothing worse than having to figure out how to entertain the work experience kid. | | | |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:50 - May 25 with 3581 views | Kropotkin123 | Okay people, we have a declining birth rate because the people can't keep up with the cost of living... I know, let's take their earning potential from them, disrupt their careers, that will help. Out of interest, were you laughing at the prospect he said if the Tories win or bring back National Service. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:51 - May 25 with 3567 views | Guthrum |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:44 - May 25 by DanTheMan | Did you do it? |
You'd have to be at least in your mid-eighties to have done National Service in the UK. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:52 - May 25 with 3558 views | DanTheMan |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:51 - May 25 by Guthrum | You'd have to be at least in your mid-eighties to have done National Service in the UK. |
Well quite but you never know, and didn't want to assume. But I always find it interesting by those who didn't have to do it get so excited by the idea of making the younger generations so it. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:53 - May 25 with 3546 views | TractorWood |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:41 - May 25 by redrickstuhaart | In fairness the suggestion was weekend work at NHS sites etc as well as military. |
NHS is already the biggest Employer in Europe. Doesn't need a load of teenagers running around. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:59 - May 25 with 3471 views | Plums |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:44 - May 25 by DanTheMan | Did you do it? |
Not unless they're 83 or older! | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 23:02 - May 25 with 3452 views | MJallday | He’s actually insane If he thinks I’ll send my kids to fight for a country him and his mates have f***d up - he’s nuts He’s just handed victory to Labour on a plate | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 23:17 - May 25 with 3343 views | Guthrum |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:59 - May 25 by Plums | Not unless they're 83 or older! |
More than that. Nobody born after 1st October 1939 was called up. The later ones had all deferred, e.g. for university beforehand. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 23:53 - May 25 with 3217 views | Oldsmoker | Last week, Sunak said there is a great threat to our way of life. Have you got your 8 litres of water stashed in the closet under the stairs? Apart from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the greatest threat to our way of life is the Tories. Best change that 8 litres of water to lager/beer/champagne/prosecco for July 4th celebrations. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 01:01 - May 26 with 3122 views | BlueBadger |
Mandatory National Service coming back… on 22:38 - May 25 by Guthrum | It was a serious question. Budgets are very tight at the moment, cuts being made to public services. Now money has to be found to house, feed, clothe and train tens or hundreds of thousands of young people, while keeping them out of the employment pool. And for what purpose? Why do we need a huge blob of troops - to conduct Russian style human wave attacks? Doesn't make military sense. |
This is about as savage and ill mannered as Guffers gets and I am here for it. | |
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Mandatory National Service coming back… on 01:59 - May 26 with 3047 views | MJallday | I’m so angry about this I can’t sleep I’m not sending my kids to fight in some war. I’ll hide them If needs be These tories can’t win. They must not win. They must loose every single seat and that will still be not enough This is genuinely scary and I am really rattled by this | |
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