POLL: Should 16-year-olds in UK be pressured to do National Service?

Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has backed requires all 16-year-olds to be routinely signed up for a Great British National Service volunteering scheme.

The plans, put ahead by thinktank Onward, would go additional than the National Citizen Service and see youngsters participate in a two-week “civic exploration” journey and full plenty of hours volunteering every year.

The scheme goals to deal with the UK’s “growing youth crisis” by providing them goal. It wouldn’t be obligatory however younger individuals must choose out.

Ms Mordaunt endorsed the plans in an article for The Telegraph, claiming that it’s going to foster the “goodwill and community spirit, energy and imagination” of teenagers.

She wrote: “No one is more effective at helping others than a willing volunteer. Nothing is more rewarding than serving your community and nation.”

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She continued: “Many young people are struggling with their mental health, to find purpose, and feel a sense of belonging. 

“Stepping forward to help others could be part of the answer. Service can help build the resilience, skills, and pride in their community and country that many need.”

Francois Valentin, a senior researcher at Onward, mentioned the scheme can be a “popular answer to young people’s challenges”.

As many as 600,000 younger individuals could possibly be concerned within the scheme which might assist educate them the “skills they need to succeed”.

Polling commissioned by Onward confirmed some 57 p.c of Britons assist nationwide service whereas simply 19 p.c oppose it.

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