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| Cameron proposes citizen service | Cameron proposes citizen service |
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| David Cameron is to propose setting up a six-week programme for young people called "national citizen service". | |
| He will say 16-year-olds should get the chance to do activities such as physical training or charity work. | He will say 16-year-olds should get the chance to do activities such as physical training or charity work. |
| The Tory leader will say such work would "be about inspiration, making young people feel that British society is something they want to be part of". | The Tory leader will say such work would "be about inspiration, making young people feel that British society is something they want to be part of". |
| It will be the modern equivalent of national service, he added, but it would not be compulsory. | It will be the modern equivalent of national service, he added, but it would not be compulsory. |
| Mr Cameron will outline his plan for citizen service on Thursday alongside British boxer Amir Khan. | Mr Cameron will outline his plan for citizen service on Thursday alongside British boxer Amir Khan. |
| Ask anyone who did national service and they all say the same thing: 'It was something we all did together.' David Cameron | Ask anyone who did national service and they all say the same thing: 'It was something we all did together.' David Cameron |
| The scheme would offer teenagers the chance to take part in military training, work with the elderly or even travel overseas to developing countries. | The scheme would offer teenagers the chance to take part in military training, work with the elderly or even travel overseas to developing countries. |
| The Tory leader is expected to say it would help "mend our broken society", adding: "It represents everything I stand for and believe in." | The Tory leader is expected to say it would help "mend our broken society", adding: "It represents everything I stand for and believe in." |
| He will say: "Moving from childhood to adulthood can be an incredibly confusing and difficult period in your life. | He will say: "Moving from childhood to adulthood can be an incredibly confusing and difficult period in your life. |
| "Many countries and cultures have ways of marking that transition, and I think we can learn from that." | "Many countries and cultures have ways of marking that transition, and I think we can learn from that." |
| 'Truly national' | 'Truly national' |
| Mr Cameron will say that rather than bring back national service, he hopes to see "a 21st century equivalent". | Mr Cameron will say that rather than bring back national service, he hopes to see "a 21st century equivalent". |
| "Ask anyone who did national service and they all say the same thing: 'It was something we all did together.' | "Ask anyone who did national service and they all say the same thing: 'It was something we all did together.' |
| "Our ambition is that every young person takes part - a truly national programme that everyone does in their summer holidays after their GCSEs, after leaving school or between GCSEs and sixth form." | "Our ambition is that every young person takes part - a truly national programme that everyone does in their summer holidays after their GCSEs, after leaving school or between GCSEs and sixth form." |
| Mr Cameron told the Sun newspaper that participants would be eligible for a cash sum on completion of their service, with half going to a charity of their choice and half to the organisation that ran the project. | Mr Cameron told the Sun newspaper that participants would be eligible for a cash sum on completion of their service, with half going to a charity of their choice and half to the organisation that ran the project. |
| Youngsters would also attend a "graduation ceremony" in front of family and friends, he said. | Youngsters would also attend a "graduation ceremony" in front of family and friends, he said. |
| He added that it would be "a massive change in our national life" and "a new shared experience for every teenager". | He added that it would be "a massive change in our national life" and "a new shared experience for every teenager". |
| The Tory leader first proposed a form of national service for young people after he was elected to the job in 2005. | The Tory leader first proposed a form of national service for young people after he was elected to the job in 2005. |
| He told the Sun the cost of the scheme had not yet been worked out, but it would ultimately save the country money by cutting crime and anti-social behaviour. | He told the Sun the cost of the scheme had not yet been worked out, but it would ultimately save the country money by cutting crime and anti-social behaviour. |