abstract:In Canadian history, the Military Service Act was a 1917 Act passed by the Canadian government in an effort to recruit more soldiers. The war was going badly, casualties were enormous, and Canada's contribution in manpower compared unfavourably with that of other countries.
That's because the idea behind the DREAM Act -- trading legal status for college attendance or militaryservice -- is still unpopular with most voters in this country.
Congress quickly acted with a new proposal, the Stolen Valor Act, which would make it a crime to lie about militaryservice or make false claims about receiving military medals with the intent of benefiting from those claims.