Re: Re: Military Service WAS [PHP] Capitalization of variable

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Dan Joseph <dmjoseph@gmail.com> wrote: > > I personally never agreed with anyone until the last couple years that there > should be mandatory military service after high school. The reason being: > What if I had something planned for my life, why would fighting a war help > me accomplish this? > > I guess the main problem is people don't realize that there are a LOT of > things you can do in the military other than just taking a gun out into the > field and firing at the enemy. If you want people to believe that mandatory > service is a good thing, they have to do more to get that message out. > Especially in this day and age where most people think enlisting is just > volunteering to go to Iraq. Exactly. And not just a single branch, either - feel free to join any branch of the Armed Forces. For mandatory service, it should be on a one or two year term, as opposed to volunteer options of 3, 4, or 6 years. And when in there, keep in mind that you're not just going to be some tank crunchy in the middle of the desert; you can be anything at all, including a police officer, a cook, a priest, a paramedic, a mechanic, a programmer, a truck driver, or nearly anything else at all. With the exception of elected officials, artists, and entertainers, virtually all paid civilian jobs have a paid military counterpart. Of course, not all military jobs have a civilian counterpart, but chances are that - if you enjoy your non-civilian-available position - you're going to make a career out of the service. -- </Daniel P. Brown> Dedicated Servers - Intel 2.4GHz w/2TB bandwidth/mo. starting at just $59.99/mo. with no contract! Dedicated servers, VPS, and hosting from $2.50/mo.