The benefits of the National Service to its participants

8. The National Service has proven to be good for the youth in our country. In what ways has it benefitted the participants?


There has been an increase of delinquent teenagers in this day and age. The rise in this behavior is due to bad influence and in some cases, bad parenting. Almost everyone has a handheld electronic gadget nowadays due to the convenience they provide us in our everyday lives. This has enabled teenagers to access the vast and infinite space of the Internet to do whatever they please with it. This can bring about some unnecessary information and videos being absorbed into their minds. This can cause changes in their way of thinking and actions. This lack of discipline is one of the things that can be fixed with National Service(NS). One of the many benefits of NS is that it teaches the younger generation the importance of discipline. They will be drilled with strict instructors and will pay the consequence if they disrespect them. This teaches them to be more respectful of their elders and not to talk back. You will also come back with some good habits from the routine that you will be following there. Being punctual is one of the traits that will be instilled in you while you are there. You will have to wake up early to have breakfast and go for your marching practice. You will also make some new friends and learn the importance of teamwork. There will be some activities that are guaranteed to test your ability to work as a group and cooperate with your teammates. There might be penalties waiting for you if you are the last group to complete the activity. This also tests your leadership skills because if nobody in your group is willing to take charge, you will have to be the one to do it if you want to avoid the penalty. You will also learn to be more independent. This goes along with the discipline trait because with good discipline, you will have a good sense of control over yourself. You will know how to pick up after yourself and have the initiative to complete assignments well within the time period given. This will help if you are planning to further your studies overseas because you are basically responsible for yourself and everything that you do there. Joining the NS will also help with health because physical activity is basically everything you will be doing for the entire time span that you are there for. The overweight teens can take this as an opportunity to shed some weight while they are there and look better for when they come back.