Debate: Should National Service be mandatory for all male singaporeans?
Side: No, it should not be mandatory

Conscription in Singapore, called National Service , requires all male Singaporean citizens and non-first-generation permanent residents who have reached the age of 18 to enroll for national service. They serve a 22- or 24-month period as Full Time National Servicemen , either in the Singapore Armed Forces , Singapore Police Force , or the Singapore Civil Defence Force .Singapore is among the list of countries with a national service exceeding 18 months and a reservist obligation lasting up to age 40 for enlisted men and 50 for officers. Until June 2004 it had a mandatory national service periods of 30 months.National Service should not be mandatory.Mandatory means required by law or rules. A synonym for it is obligatory.Male Singaporeans have to serve for up to 30 months or 2 and a half years in the army.While male Singaporeans are serving in National service, female Singaporeans can continue to complete their studies, or start up a business. This is unfair as two years of their life are spent on National Service.During that period of time, they could start their career or continue their studies.At the same time, Singapore is a small country and they have to force people to join the army so that they could protect the country during a war.However, lots of male Singaporeans are reluctant to join the national service but they are force to.If they do not want to serve the National Service, would they want to risk their life for the country during a war?Male Singaporeans are forced to serve National service but not females. It is because it is commonly known to everyone that male are physically stronger than females. However, this is only a myth. Many males can be physically weaker than females. As it is not mandatory for Singaporean females to join the national service but Singaporean males have to, many Singaporean female fell inferior to Singaporean males based on physical strength.Lastly, because National Service is mandatory for all Singaporeans, they lack freedom. They do not have the freedom to choose what they want to do during the two years. The recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.—Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948Human rights are commonly understood as "inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.As a human, he should be able to choose what he wants to do, not being forced by anybody, including the government.In a nutshell, male Singaporeans have to spend two and a half years to serve in the army but female Singaporeans do not have to. The two years of a male Singaporean 's time could be spent on other activities. Male Singaporeans who are reluctant to serve the army would not risk their life for the country. Females might feel inferior to male Singaporeans based on physical strength. Male Singaporeans are also humans, so they should have their own rights and get to choose what they want to do.Thus National Service should not be mandatory for all male Singaporeans.