I AGREE with R Harvey Moran (LET, October 21) that National Service should be brought back for all the reasons mentioned.

This country has a total lack of discipline among the younger generation. For example a couple of days ago I was driving down a street and there were two young girls of about seven or eight years old in the middle of the road.

I was only doing about ten miles an hour as there were speed humps along the road and as we passed the girls they stuck two fingers up to my wife and myself.

Schools have no control any more, the police have no powers any more, not even parents can punish children any more, so the only door left open is conscription and the sooner the better for all concerned, especially the elderly.

A DOUGLAS, Beechwood Drive, Feniscowles, Blackburn.