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    11 days ago

    Would you feel differently if people who choose to serve have student debt forgiveness? Like, if the GI Bill covered participants?

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      I have no issue with people choosing to do anything, regardless of the incentives. What i do have a problem with is the idea of mandatory service that people have no good choice over.

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        11 days ago

        Fair. I get that. I do think it could be something great, but agree it would be better structured as voluntary with heavy incentives for participating.

        That said, to your original point, I doubt the intent was to have mandatory service for recent college graduates. Most systems like this require service immediately after high school. So you wouldn’t have a bunch of debt or anything at that point.