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Using some sort of national service as an excuse for easing unemployment or curing the supposed lack of discipline among the current 18 - 25 generation is a cop out. Let them enjoy being young and "free" without some of our older jaundiced judgements as to how they are supposed to behave. As long as their behaviour doesn't offend or cause damage or inconvenience or is illegal, let them have some fun.
As for direction and discipline from their parents, because of the wonders of our economy and the lack of employment opportunities, parents are overworked in a lot of cases to make ends meet and don't have time to tend to all their childrens needs and the kids can have a lot of idle time to fill.
As parents ,we know that teaching life skills and keeping our kids on a reasonably straight path through their formative years is as much a learning curve for us as it is for them.
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