Tories will bring back National Service if they win election – with EVERY 18-year-old man and woman expected to serve
NATIONAL Service would instil a sense of duty in young Brits of the future, Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer said yesterday.It would be compulsory but there would be no criminal charges for those who do not sign up., I came back to a country that had no idea or interest in what you were doing. I think that idea of bringing in a sense of service is incredibly important to society.
He said: “We want to make this compelling and make sure that it fits with people’s aptitudes and aspirations.”I WAS called up to join the 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers infantry regiment when I was 18. In 1953, after a year of training, I was deployed to Korea as a Bren Gunner, where I participated in the third Battle of the Hook alongside Sir Michael Caine.After two years of National Service, I was a changed man.You may just do National service for a few years, but the life skills will last with you forever.Home Secretary James Cleverly being interrupted in a radio interview and telling a veteran presenter: “You don’t get to do that, mate.
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