This document discusses the issue of maintaining a professional armed forces versus reintroducing conscription from four perspectives. It will analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of conscription, noting that the first country in Europe to ban conscription was professional armies are generally more motivated. The last generations in Europe have grown up in a peaceful environment, so the possibility of reintroducing conscription is being discussed again in some countries.

1. Joint Services Command and Staff College
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Marking of essays

2. WC (word choice)
It is often asked whether it would be better to keep
our professional armed forces or to introduce
back conscription. (reintroduce)
This issue will be addressed from four different
aspects. (perspectives)

3. SP (spelling)
 oppinion
 asessed
 beggining
 oportunity
 helpfull
 bougth
 joung
 inevatable
 proffessional
 loosing
 opinion
 assessed
 beginning
 opportunity
 helpful
 bought
 young
 inevitable
 professional
 losing

4. art. (article)
the
This essay will now discuss main advantages
and disadvantages of conscription.
This country was the first in the Europe to ban
conscription.
a
It can generally be said that professional army is
more motivated.

5. w-form (word form)
Another supportive argument might be that
European countries would be left vulnerable to
attack. (supporting)
A professional army will safe money. (save)

6. v-form (verb form)
The army is consists of young people. (the army
consists...)
If he had knew this information, the debate could
have been won sooner. (known)

7. T (tense)
The last generations in Europe were grown up in a
peaceful environment. (have grown up)
The possibility of conscription is discussed in some
countries again. (is being discussed)

8. WO (word order)
Firstly, it will be compared the level of training, then
the advantages and disadvantages of
conscription.
Firstly, the level of training will be compared, then...
Subject --- Verb --- Object

9. v-pass (the verb is in the passive)
It is necessary to be devoted much more time to
basic training. (to devote)
This essay will be described the advantages and
disadvantages of conscription. (will describe)

10. P (punctation)
Firstly it is important to say something about
history.
Firstly, it is important to say something about
history.

11. S V (Subject-verb agreement)
S V
The Czech Republic have a president.
(The Czech Republic has a president.)

12. A quick reminder:
 I, me, my, we, us,
our, you, your
 let’s, don’t, didn’t,
they’re, it’s
 Passive,
impersonal
phrases, ‘one’
 let us, do not, did
not, they are, it is

13. Last but not least...
Try not to overuse this phrase. It’s a bit too informal
for academic essays. Alternatives are:
 lastly
 finally
 to conclude
 as a final point