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>A thirty-six year old teacher of Business Studies and >Economics living in the West Midlands. > >That every male and female in the UK do a year's >compulsory national service, funded and run by the >state,that would help to improve the country's >environment. This service could be taken at three age >levels - 16 when the first group leave school, 18 >before they go to university or 22 when university is >finished. > >It could replace the idea of a "gap year" for many. >Young people would get a chance to work and live >together in an area away from where they grew up, >helping to clean up parts of the country that need >help (eg inner cities, the canal network, old >industrial sites, etc). They would be provided with a >uniform (of sorts), have paid food and lodging at >"barracks" (hostels), paid pocket money and given a >travel pass for a weekend each month to visit their >families. Those growing up in rural areas such as the >Scottish Highlands would work in an urban environment >and those who grew up in a large city (such as London) >could go and work on a forestry commission project in >a rural area. > >This way young people would get the chance to make >friendships that would last a lifetime and do >something for the country. It may also reduce crime >and give young people back their pride in their local >communities.
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