Results: "DUTY CALLS"
OUR FOCUS IN THIS SURVEY IS ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, AND IMPORTANT DUTIES THAT WE ARE SUMMONED TO FULFILL FROM TIME TO TIME.
1.
1.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTOR COULD BE THE MOST CHALLENGING WHEN SOMEONE IS CALLED UPON TO PERFORM A MANDATORY DUTY? FINANCIAL IMPACT/LOSS OF INCOME
21%
•
205 votes
DISRUPTION TO MY DAILY ROUTINE
16%
•
159 votes
ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED FOR FAMILY OR PET CARE
19%
•
180 votes
MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL TOLL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
13%
•
131 votes
OTHER - I WILL SHARE IN THE COMMENTS
2%
•
16 votes
N/A - I'D RATHER NOT SAY
29%
•
281 votes
2.
2.
DO YOU THINK IT IS FAIR FOR A NATION TO MANDATE ITS CITIZENS TO SERVE FOR THESE MANDATORY CIVIC DUTIES? YES, IT IS A BASIC OBLIGATION OF CITIZENSHIP
15%
•
150 votes
NO, SERVICE SHOULD BE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY
19%
•
180 votes
ONLY DURING EXTREME NATIONAL EMERGENCIES
12%
•
117 votes
IT DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE TYPE OF DUTY REQUIRED
23%
•
220 votes
UNSURE/UNDECIDED
6%
•
54 votes
OTHER - I WILL SHARE IN THE COMMENTS
0%
•
4 votes
N/A - I'D RATHER NOT SAY
25%
•
247 votes
3.
3.
IF DUTY CALLED YOU TO SERVE TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? STEP UP, FULFILL MY RESPONSIBILITY
19%
•
189 votes
HATE IT, BUT SERVE
12%
•
113 votes
LOOK FOR A REASONABLE EXEMPTION OR EXTENSION
22%
•
211 votes
FLAT-OUT REFUSE OR AVOID IT REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES
9%
•
89 votes
OTHER - I WILL SHARE IN THE COMMENTS
3%
•
29 votes
N/A - I'D RATHER NOT SAY
35%
•
341 votes
4.
4.
HAVE YOU EVER REFUSED TO SERVE FOR CIVIC OR MANDATORY RESPONSIBILITIES? YES, AND I WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXCUSED
12%
•
116 votes
YES, BUT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED
2%
•
20 votes
NO, I HAVE ALWAYS SERVED WHEN CALLED
20%
•
199 votes
I HAVE NEVER BEEN CALLED TO SERVE
27%
•
264 votes
I OUT-RIGHT REFUSE TO SERVE
3%
•
25 votes
OTHER - I WILL SHARE IN THE COMMENTS
2%
•
21 votes
N/A - I'D RATHER NOT SAY
34%
•
327 votes
5.
5.
IF THERE IS A POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM SERVING WHEN DUTY CALLS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A DEEPER SENSE OF PRIDE, PATRIOTISM, OR CIVIC DUTY
19%
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181 votes
GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS
12%
•
118 votes
DEVELOPING PERSONAL CHARACTER, DISCIPLINE, AND RESILIENCE
10%
•
94 votes
MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD
7%
•
70 votes
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY POSITIVE OUTCOME TO BE FOUND
12%
•
121 votes
OTHER - I WILL SHARE IN THE COMMENTS
3%
•
27 votes
N/A - I'D RATHER NOT SAY
37%
•
361 votes
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