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part of what makes America great is the prospect of any average guy rising to the highest office in the land. and Sledge.. the idea of conscription is not welcome in a free society. sure, it may make better men out of our current degenerates, but it undermines the concept of freedom of choice, and individual pursuit of happiness.
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NOLA I see your point and I'm all about freedom of choice. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, that's a lot of choice. Along with freedom of choice, pursuit of happiness, and the rest comes the thing that holds them all together and ensures they will be passed down to the next generation, responsibility. Our rights may be God given, but there is only one way in this world to ensure that we get to keep them. You'll have to figure out what that is. It seems every generation has to relearn it anew.