Quote Originally Posted by Kered View Post
Welcome, my dad did his national service in the R.E.M.E just after the war, I think he was the last of the forced recruits before it was abolished, he loved it, I think it would not be a bad thing to bring back, some of todays youths leave a little to be desired and it would do them the world of good, after they get over the shock that is
When I was a lad you'd quite often hear "two years in the army would do 'em good". Then I grew up a bit and it got to the point of "If their parents had had two year in the army it would do 'em good"