>Conscription of the entire population is more appropriate to North Korea or Cuba...
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>Or Switzerland, if you're male.

My recommendation was not mandatory conscription in the military. I recommended any public service (peace corps, local community, schools, hospitals, americorps, military, etc) as a way to earn money for college. I feel that is a fair exchange and does not constitute involuntary servitude.

Now personally, I think everyone should serve whether they use it as a means to attend college or not. I realize that the majority of Americans do not agree with me though. Also, military conscription has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.