What you want is to revitalize the concept of the citizen-soldier.
The problem with that as applied to a modern society instead of like, ancient Mediterranean cultures is that we just don’t need that many soldiers anymore.
The classical republics expected literally every male citizen to train regularly and purchase at least some of their own arms and equipment as part of it, with wealthier citizens supplying more expensive material for everyone, aka, the well regulated militia.
Non-crediblenessousity aside I don’t think America needs 175 million soldiers.
You can argue that “citizens” wasn’t as inclusive then as we expect it to mean now but that’s still a hell of people unless a cool war starts again.
Conscription is slavery.
What you want is to revitalize the concept of the citizen-soldier.
The problem with that as applied to a modern society instead of like, ancient Mediterranean cultures is that we just don’t need that many soldiers anymore.
Yet…
I know we’re being noncredible but damn
The classical republics expected literally every male citizen to train regularly and purchase at least some of their own arms and equipment as part of it, with wealthier citizens supplying more expensive material for everyone, aka, the well regulated militia.
Non-crediblenessousity aside I don’t think America needs 175 million soldiers.
You can argue that “citizens” wasn’t as inclusive then as we expect it to mean now but that’s still a hell of people unless a cool war starts again.
Not America, no. But I see the benefit of conscription with turds like North Korea on your border.
I came violently upon seeing these words and wasn’t able to read the surrounding text.