McCHRYSTAL, BRIDGELAND: Want to strengthen America? Require a year of national service

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran fires on U.S. vessels and targets the UAE with missiles and drones. Retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille discusses the U.S. military response and Project Freedom. At a moment when America is at war abroad and divided at home, it is time to embrace a simple but powerful idea: every young American between the ages of 18 and 28 should be required to give at least one year of service to the nation. The United States today asks remarkably little of its citizens in return for the blessings of liberty. Fewer than 1% of Americans serve on active duty in the armed forces. Sacrifice fades from national consciousness, and decisions about war and peace are made by leaders who have little connection to those who fight. The distance between the nation and those who defend it grows wider. And in such a system it becomes