most civilians don't want to join the military as it ends up being a handicap of two years after high school or after university which would be better served in job hunting or earnings, the issue of mandatory 2 year service is going to give way to an all volunteer military, to be honest most don't care about the military and are far too busy trying to make a living in which high levels of competition and high housing costs (at least in the major cities) with low minimum wages makes standard of living the main focus
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