Would you plug into a machine that simulates a perfect life?

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Should ROTC be mandatory to reduce youth crime?

You're confusing correlation with causation. Mandatory ROTC doesn't reduce crime, discipline does, and you can get discipline without militarization. Countries with mandatory service don't have lower crime rates than those without. Plus, forcing participation strips individual choice, which actually breeds resentment in young people, not compliance. The real driver of youth crime is poverty and lack of opportunity, not insufficient marching drills. You'd need to address those root causes, not just shuffle troubled kids into uniforms and hope structure fixes what systemic inequality broke. What evidence do you have that coercion works better than voluntary programs?