National Service was a failure, even Granger knows this.
the man is proving himself to be a dinosaur.
video games are great by the way, they are big business, why you think they are so popular? the youths who wanted change looking for jobs, or so they say, not military training.
Criminals will not join up Cadet Corps, crime is too lucrative.
get real Granger!
Granger is not proposing anything like National Service which catered for people who have already completed high school. What he is thinking about is what was implemented at QC for many years while it was and still is one of the best secondary schools in the Caribbean. The Cadet Corps at QC enhanced the learning experience of its students. The Cadet Corps is also very successful in many high schools in America in the form of the JROTC.
It did not enhance squat. It was disbanded at QC. Granger living in a lost world. The cadet corp is a military experience where you learned to march and shoot, nothing else.
I know the QC Cadet Corps was disbanded. Does that prove that it was no good? You were too much of a lampy pampy at school so you couldn't hack the Cadet Corps and it would not have done you any good. However, it did
provide valuable life lessons for many who were enlisted in the Corps. It was not just about marching and shooting. That's just a simplistic view for anyone trying to assess the true benefits of the Corps. It was very similar to the JROTC right here in American high schools where it is very successful. Corps members were able to travel to various parts of Guyana, learn survival skills, toughen up their body with strength and endurance exercises and learn discipline within a military environment. It was also a good training ground for those who were interested in pursuing a military career as it offered an avenue to join the GDF officer cadet training program.
Kari was in the QC Cadet Corps. Would like to hear his opinion.
I actually was in QC Cadet Corp so you should hear my opinion. This was an after school program where you marched most of the time. The only highlight was travel to Tacuma to do some real shooting. Most people went in and out.
Yes, you got physical training, but lifting weights could also give you physical training. Only a few relatively went over to Gdf, and even fewer went to Sandhurst etc. to study real military leadership. I'm not knocking QC Cadet corp, but that's the reality.
Go ask Kari 
Sorry, I forgot you are from a different era at QC when the Cadet Corps was probably a glorified scout troop. In the 70's and 80's, it evolved and was a much more vibrant organization than you describe.