cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15826549
Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election.
Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory national service if the Conservative Party is voted back to power in the United Kingdom’s July 4 election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
The prime minister’s plan would entail young people being given a choice between a full-time placement in the armed forces for 12 months or spending one weekend a month for a year volunteering in their community, the party said.
What a weird choice to offer: 12 weekends community volunteering, or a full year of your life in the military.
Ed: guessing there must be a pay difference.
The poors will self select the paid military gig because they can’t afford the time off from low pay sustinance jobs to volunteer.