Why do young people refuse to go into the military?
969217
Who want seriously to get brainwashed into a shooting machine?
1185881
I'd rather have ppl in the military who  WANT to be there, not someone who is FORCED to be in the service.\n\nAll males when they turn 18 are required to register for the draft. If a draft is called, and the male is chosen, he is then required to report for duty. In that sense, his service is mandatory.\n\nFurther, a mandatory service goes against everything the US fought for back in the Revolutionary War. Those ideas are still highly valued.
1054140
It's just so screwed up, we are just little pawns in the governments quest for power, our lives don't mean much to them apparently. I'm 20 years old and my boyfriend and I are constantly harassed about going into the army by recruiters and there is never any talk of war just promises of money and career advancement, that's how they trick you into signing up what they don't talk about is that you may not come back alive to reap the benefits! I wish I could buy a beer bottle and break it upside their heads!!!
34050
21. the same goes for voting, going into the army (unless waivers are granted), driving a motor vehicle, owning a firearm, and so forth. reasons being that todays teens are not cognitively aware enough of their surroundings after being nearly self-raised (remember latch key kids?) in a world of instant gratification. \n\nTeens today need to spend a greater core of their time watching and learning before being exposed to any of the above endeavors.
629325
Isn't going to war and protecting our country why you join the military?  Or are you one of those who just want the money for college?  If you are you are pathetic.
268871
Maybe your kid is acting out in response to your need for strict discipline. If someone was trying to do things like send me to boot camp, and I was 8, I'd be all, 'fuck you, pops. I'm outta here.' And then I'd go smoke a cigarette and TP someone's house and maybe even put sugar in your gas tank.\n\nDon't know, but that seems a bit young to me. Make him into a soldier when he turns 18. Then he can die proudly like a pubescent teenager.
11944
Because they are either snot nosed rich kids who take everything gran-id or they are poor and think the money should be spent on them so they can continue generation after generation sucking money out of our government because they are too lazy to work. They have no appreciation for those of us that serve proudly so that that can sleep at night w/o bomb sirens. Ignorant people are against the military. Justa simple way that you can judge someones character.
150907
Because these kids (most are uner 25) have been sent to a foreign country and put in a situation where any of them could be killed, any time, any where. Where the people back home claim to support them but don't want them to actually finish what they started. Where the only news to come out of the area is bad news, irregardless of all the good that's being done. Where they've seen friends go out on patrol and never come back, or come back with traumatic injuries. Where the law of the land is highly restrictive (it is an Islamic nation, with Islamic cultural sensitivities) - many of the things we take for granted here are foreign ideas there. \n\n*Any* person put under this much stress will find ways to deal with that stress. Most find relatively non-destructive ways to deal - playing cards with the guys(and gals), sports, reading, etc. There will always be a few, however, who go to the extreme and vent their frustrations in a less than acceptable manner. It's the nature of the beast... not that the military has ever been that good at dealing with such stresses during an operation...
938317
1. They understand that freedom is something that has to be fought for and defended else it will be lost.\n\n2. They are proud to be Americans and feel that it is their duty.\n\n3. They would like to go to college, but don't want their parents to have to pay for it.\n\n4. They would like to learn a trade and gain experience at the same time.\n\n5. They aren't sure what they really want to do. They just want to get out on their own.\n\n6. A parent or other family member served. \n\n7. Military benefits are better than no benefits.\n\nThere are as many reasons as there are military members.\n\nThe other side of the coin is reserved for those who are critical of anyone who is in the military, but that is another issue.
275560
very much if they are under.21. years of age as well they caan refuse to ?
128695
They are producing children for the next draft.As a veteran I think a mandatory service obligation in everyones future or past would give their opinions a little more creedance instead of analyzing a game they will never play in.
490754
I don't know, but I want to fight in a war when I go in to the army. I mean, come on, why else would people go? You know, besides money and training.
686996
I think all young men should sometime or another go into the military but right now is not a good time. Both my son's are in ( one in the Marines and the other Army ) My son that is in the Marines loves it very much but he was sent to Iraq and came back hurt and he still wants to stay in. So I think it depends on the person and how that person feels but please don't join for the wrong reasons !!! And Michael joining the military is NOT just to fight wars. It's all about loving your country and wanting to serve it.
782192
1)  They won't bring back the draft.\n2)  If you have to be coerced to do your duty, we don't want you anyway.
735451
I don't.  Why would I?  You volunteer to defend a free society so that people can choose the life they want.  For some, that life is in the military.  For others, it's elsewhere.  Being part of a free society means you acknowledge the validity of other people's choices.  You fight so that they can have that.
735313
I want to be in the military. And that stuff that one person said about not being educated is so not true. I have the 3rd highest GPA in my school and my parents are more than happy to pay for college, its the fact that our country needs our help right now that i want to join. and that person who said that is just on of the countless Americans who take our freedom and our way of life for granted. I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!! I think its great that you want to join
967300
I grew up an Air Force "brat" and am now an Air Force wife, so I guess I'd be considered biased, but I see NO reason why the military should be kept out.\n\nOur Armed Forces are entirely volunteer. When a recruiter goes to a school, he is not forcing kids into signing up. In fact, to sign up on delayed enlistment while under the age of 18 you have to have a parent permission, so it's not like anyone is being duped.\n\nMilitary service provides great opportunities and is also necessary for our country's survival. I don't believe the argument that only the poor and uneducated get railroaded into service. My husband and his brother grew up in a middle class home and are both college educated and are enlisted.\n\nTo keep the military out of schools is to do our students a great disservice. Let them make up their own minds as to whether or not the program is right for them. To do otherwise is to assume they cannot think for themselves.