Military Service Is a Waste of Time

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Military service is a waste of time for men themselves? Most countries are peace-loving and likely to be friendly, but a few states may be aggressive and there is no world government to control them. That makes a problem with national security. To deal with that problem most states possess arm forced. Most countries have created the law that citizens have to join military service. However, some people say that joining military service is a waste of time for men themselves. In fact, many countries have the law of joining military service. For instance In South Korea, people have to join the military in 20-30 years of age, in Taiwan in 19-35 years of age and in Vietnam in 18 years of age. Military Statistics. (2008). Military service is not a waste of time, but it provides the benefits to people that join it. First, it provides leadership skills. From the military service, members are training to learn the responsibility and they are surrounded by those who have high position. So they can learn leadership skills and experiences from those people. Second, military service not only provides leadership skills, but also provides job security. Beside leadership skills, military service also provide members a good chance of jobs. Members are employed for the length of their enlistment or commission. (Bright, 1999-2013). Reference: CIA World Factbooks. (2008). Military statistics: service age and obligation by country. Retrieved 2013, March 2nd from http://www.ehow.com/about_4870329_advantages-military-service.html Bright, P. (2006). Advantage of military service. Retrieved 2013, March 2nd from

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