Submitted on Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
National Service - Military and Civilian
Sign this e-petition if you believe that the government should create a mandatory national service for school leavers, allowing them to opt for either military or civilian based service.
The civilian service can provide services such as care for the elderly, logistical and labour based support for environmental issues, and undertake the learning of vital skills that may enable them to pursue careers post-service. They could also provide invaluable support to charities.
Those opting for military service, once having received a modified version of basic training, could provide support for emergency services, charity and foreign aid efforts.
The cost to the state to support this may perhaps be offset by taking this age group out of the benefits system, and inadvertently reducing crime rates.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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