• volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    To be honest, conscription aside, I think a gap year of civil service would be a good idea. It gives you a break from school - university - work, you don’t feel like you lost time since everyone has to do it, and you get into a mindset outside of your preplanned route, which might do you good.

    • ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz
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      6 months ago

      I’m going to have to disagree. It’s forced labour, no amount of pretty words changes that. It’s also not a “break” if you have to work, and considering that you’d be unskilled and probably physical labour with no (simple) way for you to quit if faced with abuse, it probably won’t even be under good conditions or compensated fairly.

    • Miaou@jlai.lu
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      6 months ago

      This is already very common in Germany, if anything it would make it worse for many