If you want to "fix" kids, give them better environments and opportunities
This is a reality check for the "bring back national service" mob https://councilestatemedia.substack.com/p/if-you-want-to-fix-kids-give-them?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email #NationalService #ToryPropoganda #ToryScum #WorkingClass #WorkingClassSolidarity #BuildCommunitiesNotMilitary #BuildCommunities #HumanRights

It would be great to get young people to do voluntary work in their communities. It's wonderful to look after each other. But that's not why govt is proposing a new #NationalService, is it? It's bc they lack trained staff in health/social services so they've to conscript them.

A think tank backed by Penny Mordaunt has called for the reintroduction of National Service

No one born on or after October 1st 1939 has done National Service in the UK. The people who fetishise it were too young to do as teenagers and too old to do it now

#NationalService #PennyMordaunt #Tories #YoungPeople #Labour #GreenParty #GE2024 #UKPol

I bet if they did then the first people to howl about being forced into #MilitaryService would be the rightwing #MuhFreedumbs crowd. They'd certainly be the first ones drummed out of it for disobedience. #NationalService

Hell, as a leftist, maybe we should bring back #NationalService... 🃏

You get a lot of kids from different backgrounds learning empathy and the positive power of organised resistance, with access to weapons training and a sudden urge to hold those in power to account. On paper, #MilitaryService is a #Conservative's worst nightmare. It is no coincidence that organised labour in the US, and the welfare state and the NHS in the UK, all came about as a result of the mass mobilisations in #WW2 and #NationalService for a decade or more afterwards.

I don't know why #conservatives are always so in love with the idea of the draft and #NationalService.

They claim to love the military, but virtually no military actually wants draftees in their service except as a last resort as draftees make generally crap soldiers, chew up resources, and are sources of discontent.

#MilitaryService also tends, in the west anyway, to lead to more leftwing and organised public as people from all backgrounds mix together. It is everything they hate happening.

Today's Thing of Beauty: #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada #Beechwood #cemetery #chapel #ceiling #Architecture #Militarycemetery #valour #honour #service #nationalservice #CanadianArmedForces #photography Photo by me

#mindefsg: #Didyouknow when #NationalService started in 1967, the physical fitness test included a 4.8km run in 30 min, and a 9.6km run in 70 min while wearing basic combat equipment? 🤯 Today’s IPPT comprises three stations – 2.4km 🏃, Sit-Ups and Push-Ups.

#ABCofDEFence #IisforIPPT https://t.co/Hv2oXnqj1H #Singapore

#nationalservice

#NationalService

#mindefsg: Have you visited the #NS55 Interactive Trail yet? ‘Cepat jalan’ with your young ones this school holiday to the 7 Discovery Points in central SG to learn more about the location’s history and why it bears significance to #NationalService!

More info at: https://t.co/lWaF3qkeJ7 https://t.co/4n2wNR7WTl #Singapore

#mindefsg: Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Lieutenant-General (LG) Melvyn Ong engaged some of our senior #NationalService Key Appointment Holders (NS KAHs) over lunch yesterday to thank them for their service and contributions to Singapore’s defence. https://t.co/mE1EZYAUEL #Singapore

#mindefsg: Last night, 190 outgoing NSmen were recognised for their dedication and sacrifice at the annual SAF NSmen appreciation dinner held at Temasek Club.

To all the NSmen out there, we thank you for your service! 🫡 #NationalService https://t.co/uNZIrBbI7f #Singapore

#mindefsg: The annual SAF NSmen Appreciation Dinner honours and recognises the outstanding contributions of NSmen. Hear our NSmen share their memorable learning experiences during their #NationalService journeys.

To past and present NSmen, thank you for your service. We are proud of you! #Singapore

#mindefsg: During a Women's Boot Camp held at Maju Camp, a group of young women got to know more about what National Servicemen go through, such as learning how to handle the Singapore Assault Rifle - 21st Century (SAR-21).

Catch some of the action right here! #NationalService https://t.co/fF4GDhXEuG

#mindefsg: Third Women’s Boot Camp Gives Youths a Glimpse of #NationalService 🪖 @zaqym

City Year AmeriCorps members play a critical role in helping students connect with their school community and engage in their learning.

**Applications to serve for the 2023-2024 school year are due February 10.**

https://www.cityyear.org/apply-now/

#AmeriCorps #CityYear #NationalService #education #service #community #mentor #mentoring #teaching

RT @Co_Generate@twitter.com

Next up: Libby Stegger & Move for America! Learn how she's helping today's leaders "solve complex challenges with a diverse group of people at the table” in this fun Q&A. https://cogenerate.org/libby-qa/ @Move4America@twitter.com #cognerate #bridgingdivides #nationalservice #AmeriCorps #Move4America

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Co_Generate/status/1620106429448458240

News from @DRIndland today:

#Denmark: government want to introduce compulsory #NationalService for women (currently a mix of a lottery (about 3% of recruits) + volunteers of whom ~26% of are women)

#Denmark: 214,000 households will get #DistrictHeating, 147,000 will install #HeatPumps, uncertainty for remaining 268,000 with oil/gas heating

#UK massive strikes + breakdown of #NHS #Ambulance + #SocialCareCrisis leading to 500 extra deaths a day due to waiting times