"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2011-08-10 12:33:35 +0100, Martin said:

On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:01:48 +0100, Sacha wrote:


I think what an experience such as Baz's shows us is that the softly
softly approach by politicians, who then instruct the police and the
judiciary, simply doesn't work. Back to the days of "if you can't do
the time, don't do the crime". As to what is done about youths who
kicked around, bored and so forth, I wish I had an answer. Youth Clubs
used to be a solution but no doubt these are now deeply uncool.

National Service in somewhere like Afghanistan?

NS is often touted as a solution and I'm sure it would be a very effective
one. But the truth is that the services really don't want to have to
train a whole load of young people for two years and then lose them back
into civilian life.
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Sacha



As their President, I was at a massive parade of ex Royal Air Force National
Servicemen a couple of years ago at RAF Cosford
http://www.nsrafa.org/%5CDefault.aspx and the Inspecting Officer was Air
Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran and his speech from the Saluting Base
was one of praise of what the National Serviceman had done, Berlin Airlift,
Suez, Aden, Borneo etc etc and how the National Serviceman had filled the
gap from the Hostilities Only leaving after the War along with those who had
been detained who should have retired during the war and those whose time
had come to an end until the Regular Armed Services had been built up. I
asked him if he would like to see National Service brought back, his reply
was yes because of the dedication of the NS man, but no because when a man
joins now, it is seven years before the training has 'taken effect' and
their investment is a pay back.

Mike


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