Prince Harry: 'Bring back national service'. He says conscription could transform lives of young men and women

NorthernDude1990 · 2015-05-17T08:44:31+00:00

I do accept the military can be a good experience for a young person, I wouldn't be opposed to an optional military service for say a year for a young person (<30) that is open to both men and women

Mandatory is crossing the line

Revoran · 2015-05-17T11:25:11+00:00

transform the lives of young men and women

I think you mean end the lives of young men and women.

Harry chose to enter the military and even went on combat duty in Afghanistan. Good on him. That doesn't make it OK to force other people to put their lives on the line. Sure OK if the country is being invaded, but otherwise no.

ZimbaZumba · 2015-05-18T01:27:49+00:00

If I served under the same circumstances as Prince Harry, I'd do it in a snap.

xNOM · 2015-05-17T17:55:57+00:00

I'm liking this guy more and more

Despite being perhaps the world’s most eligible bachelor, he said that he was quite unlike the perennial singleton Bridget Jones – to whom he had been compared – and was ‘very happy not having a girlfriend’. He said: ‘Bridget Jones? Where’s that come from. Because I write my own diary or because I don’t have a girlfriend? Bridget Jones? That’s sad. No, for me, it’s good… I’m not, sort of, looking. It’s cool.’

tothecatmobile · 2015-05-17T08:34:05+00:00

Are they planning war or military police state, or both.

Insula92 · 2015-05-17T09:39:27+00:00

Good idea.

Stephen_Morgan · 2015-05-17T13:06:07+00:00

More accurate headline: Idiot wants to bring back slavery.

imbecile · 2015-05-17T17:18:20+00:00

I'd say all government positions, not just military, should be filled by a draft. Reduces cost, people get an education and job experience, people are more involved in government, less entrenchment and opportunities for corruption ...

2015-05-17T17:25:53+00:00

Shut up, Harry. Sure, you did it, good for you, but I've no particular interest in risking my life for a pittance. While your posh pals Tarquin and Hugo would go straight to Sandhurst, Johnny Council Estate will be used as cannon fodder. I guess death or dismemberment could be considered "life-transforming", so in that regard, at least, you're right.

2015-05-17T19:19:28+00:00

He can talk, it probably was a great experience for him, getting his arse kissed what with being a member of the ruling family.

Sasha_ · 2015-05-17T20:01:19+00:00

Absolutely. Giving guns and training to young people in Northern Ireland, and young Muslims from across the UK? Can't see that going wrong at all. We should definitely try that. Definitely.

Of course, I'll be moving with the kids to Australia.

ukreview · 2015-05-17T14:12:36+00:00

This will be very bad news for those campaigning across the world to end conscription. The fact that Harry doesn't mind if women are forced to risk killing themselves too is no sweetener for me in a suggestion that I think will send out a really bad message to those countries which currently jail men who try to dodge the draft. Frankly, I can see the Tories making this law but they are very unlikely to force women to join. The left-wing Tory Heseltine has already spoken out against it, which says to me that the right of the party would quite like the idea.

Kenee24 · 2015-05-17T18:06:28+00:00

Good thing the royal family don't rule us anymore and we have this wonderful thing called democracy. Eat a bag of dicks you ginger wheezy voiced faggot.

Title	Prince Harry: 'Bring back national service'. He says conscription could transform lives of young men and women
Author	ukreview
Upvotes	26
Comments	26
Date	May 17, 2015 8:28 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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