-Collective punishment for non existent crimes seems de rigueur these days. That they are taking about spending £2.5 billion on this wheeze means its unlikely that they are just going to let the "New Kiddie Army" recruits escape & get a job in Aldis after their "time" has been served.

Cos that's 60kg of expendable working class meat that can maybe play drone games or point the right end of a gun at the official enemies of our rulers in far off countries.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/parents-could-be-fined-if-their-children-refuse-to-do-national-service-minister-suggests/ar-BB1n7z7i?ocid=BingNewsSerp