America is founded on freedom and the choice to pursue happiness. Forcing its citizens to lose two years of their life to national service is detrimental to this free country. Therefore, a year of required national service is harmful to the lives and spirits of American citizens.
In the spirit of volunteering the volunteer willing gives away their time and in some cases money, to help a cause. Forcing people to volunteer will make some of its volunteers useless in the long run. Studies have shown that more work and quality work gets done if done by choice. Requiring service will produce mediocre work and mediocre work is detrimental especially in terms of the military or other government position. This also infringes on freedom. Allowing people to pursue happiness is something America was …show more content…
If a mandatory national service was put into place most people would think that it's most beneficial to themselves to serve between the ages of 18-26. This is the same time most people go to college as well. Putting this law into place will cause people to start their adult lives later. Studies show that couples are having babies later and later in life in this day and age. It may not seem horrible to push pregnancy back a year but as the mother gets older the risk for birth defects and infant deaths increase. Another way national service gets in the way of the pursuit of happiness.
Likewise, a majority of people will avoid college and go straight into the workforce. After their service. Most people will see their prime used up for national service and won't attend college once they get out of it. This will eventually cause a number of professions like doctors and therapists to go down in number. The gradual decline of these professions will eventually lead to a hike in prices for the services these jobs offer. Also not pursuing a higher education will leave some people stuck in a dead end job and block their way to
In the spirit of volunteering the volunteer willing gives away their time and in some cases money, to help a cause. Forcing people to volunteer will make some of its volunteers useless in the long run. Studies have shown that more work and quality work gets done if done by choice. Requiring service will produce mediocre work and mediocre work is detrimental especially in terms of the military or other government position. This also infringes on freedom. Allowing people to pursue happiness is something America was …show more content…
If a mandatory national service was put into place most people would think that it's most beneficial to themselves to serve between the ages of 18-26. This is the same time most people go to college as well. Putting this law into place will cause people to start their adult lives later. Studies show that couples are having babies later and later in life in this day and age. It may not seem horrible to push pregnancy back a year but as the mother gets older the risk for birth defects and infant deaths increase. Another way national service gets in the way of the pursuit of happiness.
Likewise, a majority of people will avoid college and go straight into the workforce. After their service. Most people will see their prime used up for national service and won't attend college once they get out of it. This will eventually cause a number of professions like doctors and therapists to go down in number. The gradual decline of these professions will eventually lead to a hike in prices for the services these jobs offer. Also not pursuing a higher education will leave some people stuck in a dead end job and block their way to