Policy Persuasive Speech Outline

Policy Persuasive Speech Outline

Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that the U.S. Government should implement a 2-4 year military enlistment requirement for all adults that reach the age of 18.

Introduction

1. Should every 18-year-old U.S. citizen be required to enlist in the military and serve a certain number of years?
2. The U.S. government should mandate all adults that reach the age of 18 to provide military services for 2-4 years.

• I have served six years in active duty and received a significant amount of life beneficial factors such as critical thinking and integrity.

1. A 2-4 year military enlistment requirement will help young adults sign up for active duty.
2. First, I will show how fewer young adults are willing to serve in the military
3. Second, I will explain the valuable opportunities and benefits young adults will receive from military service.

1. Third, I will show how similar programs have worked in other countries.

Body

1. First, the number of available youth willing to be recruited in the military has been declining.
2. The declining interest of young adults to join the military has reached alarming levels.
3. The motivation, attitude, and propensity of youths towards military services have been declining over the years.
4. From 1980, it has declined from 12 to 8 percent
5. The army is now offering recruitment bonuses and pay rise to attract a high number (Arkin).
6. The reasons for the declining willingness include
7. Concern about benefits, pay, and quality of life.
8. The perception that there are better opportunities in the civilian job market (Sackett, and Mavor).

Transition: After explaining the problem of the declining interest of young adults to join the military, I will show why young adults need to enlist in the military.

1. Second, why young adults need to enlist in the military.
2. The Military service training program can teach individuals not only technical skills but also problem –solving skills  (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College).
3. They will learn healthy living habits, such as stress management, responsibility, and teamwork.
4. Learn to respect others.
5. The program also offers young adults with valuable opportunities
6. Pursue careers in the civilian job market.
7. Medical insurance and a steady paycheck.

Transition: Now that you are aware of the problem and the need to satisfy this problem. Let us see how the solution will help our country.

• Third, states with similar youth military enlistment programs that have worked

1. Some of the countries with similar programs include
2. Columbia
3. Kuwait
4. If implemented, the number of young adults joining the military will increase (Ruschmann).
5. This would mean the U.S. has an active reserve army that is prepared to respond to the increasing national security threats effectively.
6. Enlisted youths will gain significant knowledge and experience that will enable them to become productive members of society.

Conclusion

As I close, I have explained to you that;

1. Indeed, the U.S. Government should implement a 2-4 year military enlistment program to enable young adults to sign up for active duty.
2. The program will help to increase the number of young people joining the military and offer them a significant amount of life beneficial factors.
3. There exist evidence that similar programs have worked in several countries.

Therefore, if you strongly support this proposal, submit your comment and join me to voice our opinion that all citizens reaching the age of 18 should serve two to four-year enlistments in the military service.  We owe to our country loyalty, honor, sacrifice, and bravery!

Work Cited

Arkin, William. “Fewer Americans Want To Serve In The Military. Cue Pentagon Panic |   William M Arkin”. The Guardian, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/10/fewer-americans-serve-   military-pentagon-panic. Accessed 20 Apr 2020.

Ruschmann, Paul. Mandatory Military Service. Chelsea, 2008, p. 76.

Sackett, Paul, and Anne Mavor. Attitudes, Aptitudes, And Aspirations Of American Youth.             National Academies Press, 2003, p. 110.

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Military Review, Volume 95, Issue 6. U.S. Army             Command And General Staff College, 2015, p. 93.