<OT> One more reason I am glad I don't live in CA

[Andrew L. Gould]

On Wednesday 10 March 2004 07:24 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:09:47 +0800
> >
> > Chong Yu Meng <chongym at cymulacrum.net> wrote:
> > > Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> > > > Sure.  And they should have made 2 years or more service mandatory
> > > > for everyone, as soon as they complete HS (or drop out).
> >
> > Even peaceful Sweden has mandatory military service. For the objectors,
> > time is spent serving in a hospital or other service. But two years it
> > will be.
>
> I've got no problems with mandatory public service.  Mandatory military
> service is best left for police states such as North Korea.

I like the idea of mandatory public service, military or civil.  I think 
providing high school grads a taste of responsibility and social purpose 
prior to college would help them get more value out of their education, among 
other things.  These days, the first couple of years of college seem to 
prolong childhood more often than enhance adulthood.

my 2 cents..

Andrew Gould