00:00 I think trying to get younger people to conscript or to do even basic training like TA kind
00:11 of things like that or home guard, I think that would be very hard with today's generation
00:15 of young people because we're so far away from a generation now that have actually had
00:23 to fight in a war.
00:25 Whereas if you look at some countries like former Yugoslav countries, obviously the parents
00:31 or people in their 40s, 50s, obviously they know conflict.
00:36 Whereas our current generation, there's not many people left now from the Second World
00:42 War which is the last major conflict that involved actual British people having to be
00:51 signed up.
00:52 Personally, I'm a pacifist and even if I wasn't, I'm rather too old to be fighting in a war
01:01 anyway.
01:02 I think wars are best avoided.
01:04 I know sometimes they can't be, but the best of all, I think we're best off keeping out
01:09 of the conflicts with Russia and Ukraine and the trouble in the Middle East as well.
01:16 A recent survey by YouGov reveals that over a third of under 40s would decline conscription
01:22 in a world war, a figure surpassing those willing to volunteer or accept conscription.
01:28 As Europe braces for potential conflict with warnings from Swedish and UK defence officials,
01:34 speculation arises about conscription.
01:37 General Sanders, Britain's most senior military figure, advocates for increased military size
01:42 and readiness, sparking discussions about conscription's possibility.
01:47 YouGov's survey highlights 38% of under 40s unwilling to serve in a world war and 30%
01:53 even in the face of imminent invasion, reminiscent of the age historically targeted for conscription
01:59 in past wars.
02:00 Here are more opinions on the subject from people from around our country.
02:04 Okay, no, I am against our country going, having a war with any other country for whatever
02:10 reasons.
02:11 I don't think it's what should be happening.
02:13 I wouldn't be prepared to fight for this war because I think it's wrong.
02:18 I wouldn't want any of my loved ones to be having to do that.
02:20 War doesn't benefit no one except only a few people that make money from this.
02:25 So I think it's better to not stress and try not to worsen the relationship between countries
02:33 because it only leads to better stuff.
02:36 I personally wouldn't want to get conscripted in the army because I don't want to fight.
02:41 I love my life.
02:42 I just sometimes watching TV or just spend time on my computer, play some games or go
02:46 outside, enjoy my life, you know, like most people, you know, I think, say for people
02:51 in Ukraine or in Israel, they don't want to fight, you know, they don't want to kill each
02:56 other.
02:57 I think it's, I think it's bad for everyone.
02:59 So better not to start a war, which is not going to lead to nowhere.
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