so why doesn't FAFSA just pull parent information from the IRS?

[sybbie719]

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hooooo. It is not backwards to many, many families if the parents wants the kid to join the military.

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<p>Since OP is so quick to talk about how things are done in other countries, many countries require citizens to serve 2 years in the military, where service in the US military is voluntary.</p>

<p>You gave examples about how things are done in Singapore, but they too have a mandatory service requirement</p>

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<p>In Singapore, the NS (Amendment) Act was passed on 14 March 1967, under **which all able-bodied male citizens of 18 – 21 years of age were required to serve 24 months of compulsory national service in the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Police Force, or the Singapore Civil Defence Force. **Upon completion of full-time NS, they undergo reservist training cycles of up to forty days a year for the next ten years.</p>

<p>Singapore used to have one of the longest mandatory military service periods for males, at thirty months prior to 2005.

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<p>Are people who don’t feel that they should serve in the military, calling it a stupid policy and railing against the government? I think not</p>