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[wundermaus]

756. I agree with this idea with some modifications -

Every single American Citizen (Sorry - there are NO exceptions) must serve 10 years in the military services upon reaching the age of 65. That would put an end war to for the United States ONCE and FOR ALL. I don't know about you, but just feeling the way I do about being alive after 60... the idea of fighting a war at 65 is so abhorrent, so vile, that bullets would be flying in ALL directions if some nut put a gun in my hands. Let's be really clear about military service. You are trained to become a professional killer. And then you kill when and where you are told to do so. If that isn't slavery then what the hell is it? Isn't 13 years of indoctrination in the "school" system enough brain washing for you? Do you need to be beaten about the head and shoulders, too?

In case you haven't heard, war is obsolete. That's right, just like the horse and buggy. You know why? Because we have gotten so damn good at it that we can effectively kill every living thing on the planet, hundreds (hell, why not millions of times, it doesn't really matter at that point anyway) of times over. Isn't it finally time we learned how to live together and do what we are here for? Life is a Miracle. Let's learn to help each other, to make this a beautiful and profoundly meaningful existence for everybody.

I propose a different mandatory service: the Peace Corp.
How about every American Citizen serve a mandatory 4 years of public service in the peace corp at age 65? Do you think the world would be a better place if our senior citizens were deployed around the world to lift people out of hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and neglect? I think it would be. How would the world view that form of imperialism? I think it would plant the ideals of brotherhood. Hell, I think that would be a great idea. I think it would put perspective, purpose and, a period at the end of a life. Of course, if a person wanted to volunteer at 18 (and ONLY at 18 years of age) to serve instead of waiting until they were 65, well, i say, "good for them"!