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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.
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During peace time, it might not be bad, but conscripts do not always behave well after battles. It takes a lot of discipline to switch to protecting the people who were just trying to kill you. People who aren't career soldiers often lack that.