- 03 Apr 2013 07:37
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If that is the case, wouldn't you expect a large fraction of eligible young people to volunteer for military service? Wouldn't the perceived value of the service be even greater, if it was done voluntarily, rather than by compulsion?
Actually very large part of Estonian population supports compulsory 8 or 11 month military service. They think that military service is something that makes man a true man. Many employers in Estonia prefer young people who have done military service already instead of people who haven't. People who haven't done military service may feel that people don't respect them as much as they do respect people who have completed military service.
If that is the case, wouldn't you expect a large fraction of eligible young people to volunteer for military service? Wouldn't the perceived value of the service be even greater, if it was done voluntarily, rather than by compulsion?
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Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.
Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.