I can imagine this works well in Israel, but for most countries, mandatory service is a complete waste of resources. Paying huge amounts of money for people who

I can imagine this works well in Israel, but for most countries, mandatory service is a complete waste of resources. Paying huge amounts of money for people who do not want to be there get skills they do not need, at the point in life which is rather valuable. From defence point of view (for a country not likely to be involved in a war in its territory), its way better to invest that in training professionals.