His speech is expected. Emmanuel Macron will go to Varces (Isère) on Thursday to the army location. To announce the establishment of voluntary military service in France? Nothing is certain at this stage, but the project has been in development for several months and is generating reactions from the political class.
Municipal election candidate in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes), Louis Sarkozy welcomed this idea. At RMC, where he is a columnist, on Monday he pleaded for the barracks to be opened for those who wish to serve, mocking the SNU, “a thing reserved for mindless centrist politicians”. On the other hand, military service should not be mandatory, he argued. “At least not for everyone. »
The youngest son of the former President of the Republic believed in a column that some legal immigrants should serve in the military. A “lottery” would make it possible to choose “say 10%”. Enough to deter migrants from joining France and, crucially, he hopes to encourage national cohesion. “The lesson is simple: let the barracks be used to produce French people,” concluded Nicolas Sarkozy’s son.
“The Army is the nation’s greatest school”
“You should read Lyautey, in 1891, The social role of officers », developed Louis Sarkozy. “He explained that the army is the great school of the nation, a place where workers and students, believers and atheists, rural and urban people mix. When you put everyone in uniform, there are no more clans, no more Muslims or Christians, no more categories. There remains a nation. »
According to him, military service can also act as a “response to minor crimes” and be included in the sentence. “It’s not about putting weapons in their hands on the first day, but watching them with legionnaires, coaches, tough guys,” he stressed. “To make them soldiers.” And this does not prevent them from being put back in prison if they cannot be controlled. »
28 years old, Louis Sarkozy has spent most of his life in the United States. From 2014 to 2018, he attended Valley Forge Military Academy, a military school based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Before returning to France, he seriously considered joining the American army.
