[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

I sometimes wonder how universal conscription would go over in Canada. When I travelled in Europe in the early 90s I met people from Sweden, the Netherlands, etc. who were travelling after completing their military service and before getting into the workforce. None of them said they particularly disliked it. And there were a variety of roles they could go into, including communications, medical, etc. Probably a good thing for social cohesion.

I am not sure that the quality of soldier you get with conscription is worth it, couple that with the time it takes to train a soldier vs length of conscription it just doesn't seem like a good idea.