[Joe Wicked]

Some have mentioned in the past the mandatory service would be for the betterment of the nation. While I agree that my military service made a man out of a whinny little punk, I still believe that mandatory service of any kind takes us down a notch as a nation. I believe one of the things that makes our military so strong and so great is that it is a voluntary force. The men and women are there because they wanted to be. This would disappear as a norm across all ranks when you make it mandatory.

Now I do believe that this country would be better if everyone did serve, but I think you loose more than you gain when you make it mandatory.