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Tories to bring in National Service

Former Member · 2010-04-08 06:37:43

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8608807.stm Now, before I give anyone the wrong impression, it's not compulsory, and you don't get any tax benefits or anything. It's more like a right of passage. I'm behind it, I've been an advocate of national service before as young people really /need/ some way of…

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Former Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru

April 2010

Whowhere wrote: »

You're not wrong, but employers look favourably on anyone who volunteers their time, I don't see the point in making it nationally recognised.

it's already nationally recognised as you just stated, making it a national exercise will turn it into a box ticker rather than true experience gathering exercise

and it isn't volunteer work if it's forced, cause volunteering is putting yourself forward

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