Proud to Serve
Largely as a result of the political aftermath of the Vietnam War, mandatory service in the United States military was abolished. Part of the reason this action was undertaken was that this conflict had torn apart United States as a nation. One of the reasons for the divisiveness the conflict spawned was that individuals in disproportionate numbers were sent to Vietnam whom were poor or nonwhite, whom could not afford a college education. However, the overall effect of the abolition of a mandatory draft has, ironically, meant that many poor individuals, seeking remuneration for their undergraduate and graduate expenses, as well as further opportunities, still make up a disproportionate...
This is true of women as well as men. Although not every human being has the same strength, mental or physical, this policy does reflect that all individuals who call themselves citizens benefit from the protection of their national government. Thus all citizens should give back to their nation and the citizens of their nation in some fashion, preferably during their youngest and most capable years of life.
Not every American believes in the value of a strong military. However, all individuals who aspire to…
Nations cannot be secure unless they are defended. While civic duty and virtue might compel citizens to want to provide voluntary military service for the good of their country, civic duty may at times need to be compelled through compulsory service. As Simon and Lovrich (2009) point out, the War on Terrorism has propelled the nation into a new environment in which security and defense are top priorities. In such
Civil Service The war in Iraq has spawned a debate over whether or not all persons should have to spend some time in the civil service when they reach the age of eighteen. There are huge sacrifices that are being made in Iraq and Afghanistan but they only really affecting working class Americans. Not everyone can be in the military but everyone can participate in various aspects of the civil service.
Introduction Military is an extension of culture, politics and history. As Eric Ouellet (n.d.) points out, understanding a nation’s military requires that one focus “on the organized violence of armed groups; whether this violence is actual, potential, or symbolic” (p. 30). When it comes to the U.S. and Iran, no two countries could be more different. The U.S. is a liberal, Western democracy with the world’s biggest all-volunteer military. Iran is
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, established a legal and ethical instrument for promoting and protecting the rights of children. The International Community responded enthusiastically to the Convention, and that type of broad participating "symbolizes something very special about the Convention, something that gives it unique importance and authority." Carol Bellamy with UNICEF believes that this support for the Convention suggests that human rights, particularly child rights, have gained
Teaching Young Americans What it Means to be a Good Citizen Citizenship education, to give it a name, does not simply belong to the social studies teacher. -- Peter S. Hlebowitsh, Daniel Tanner and William G. Wraga, 2000 Statement of Generative Theme. Children born today will probably never know a day and age when mankind does not have a permanent presence in outer space, and the world is becoming a much smaller place
S., France and publicity, Chad was able to renegotiate more favorable contracts with the Bank, expropriate over $450 million in taxes from the private Consortium firms which they claim they had already paid, under the threat of replacement with Chinese firms. Global oil prices spiked, and Chad cleared over $1 billion in revenues in the last year of the Bank's project in 2008. Much of this increased income coincided at