I would prefer they did not play the NA because aren't we going to the movies to escape reality for a couple of hours? There's nothing more real then hearing the NA, besides is everyone at the show an American citizen. How would you feel going to the movies in Toronto and before the flick they played the Canadian NA.
As far a mandatory service, I spent 13 months in Korea back in 70-71 and they have mandatory service. However, since Vietnam was going on, they were also sent to Nam except for the rich kids or families with clout could pull a few strings and served but never left the country. In fact they were stationed on our base and were called KATUSA (Koreans assigned to the US Army). They worked in the mess hall, the orderly room and even did guard duty at the gate. All the things we didn't want to do.
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