Dally wrote:
I'd agree with all those. Point 7 - I agree from a security perspective but what's your thinking economically / deficit-wise?
I think the armed forces and especially the army is a great way of getting often uneducated/not academically minded, sometimes "lost", and nearly always poor young people into a decently paid job. Plus of course there are jobs for skilled people in areas like communications, engineering etc.
It also helps with knock-on effects like RN ships, army vehicles and equipment are generally designed and built here in the UK.
I think it would help from a security point of view in that if we're to continue to play a role on the world stage we need the forces to back it up - the RN aircraft carriers for example. But I also think it would help economically. One of the big problems in economics is trying to get the measures to help the right people. I think the armed forces, while not perfect, is a pretty good way of getting money to some people from poor areas who would have struggled to find a job and a place in society.
