There is a growing support for the proposed mandatory military training. A Pulse Asia Survey revealed that 69% of Filipinos favors the ROTC in Senior High School. Know more:
There is a growing support for the proposed mandatory military training. A Pulse Asia Survey revealed that 69% of Filipinos favors the ROTC in Senior High School. This is amid reluctance of the Department of National Defense due to the budget requirement that could reach P61.2 billion.
Hopton notes that patriotism, as an emotion, would not even qualify as a reason for obedience because philosophy traditionally contrasts reason and emotion as opposites. However, despite these reservations, it might be worth remarking that love is an important moral feature of personal life and so it seems odd that love of country receives so little attention in connection with discussions about political obligation.
In the military, staying alive frequently requires cooperation. Military leaders recognize this and emphasize it. This is the phenomenon known as esprit-de-corps. The highest honors in a military organization, moreover, are most often awarded to those who have subordinated their own interests to that of the group. Underlying everything else, the basic purpose of a military force is combat. In the military one must therefore be prepared for combat.
The paper published in the University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China, acknowledges that, at present, due to some obvious defects in the understanding of military training among some college students, a theory of useless military doctrine has emerged. In view of this phenomenon, it is very important that we strengthen the ideological guidance of university students in military training so as to help them establish a correct “military training concept.
Some also see mandatory military service as a bulwark supporting South Korean traditions and society. It encourages social connection, conformity, hierarchy, and a shared sense of national pride. Among those having completed their service, popular sentiment has it that the experience “makes boys into men”—even arguing that it’s essential to understand and survive South Korea’s work and corporate culture.
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