Bum in yeshiva Or IDF?

We all know what's going on in Israel right now with the government wanting to draft yeshiva bachurim into the army Rachmana nitzlan. My question is, there are so many bachurim who are "officially" in yeshiva, but are sitting in their rooms all day watching movies or in internet cafes. Don't you think it would be a good idea for these boys to go to the army. Maybe it would knock some sense into them and help them mature.

Of course if these boys are learning for at least a short time a day, serious learning, they should stay in yeshiva. I'm talking about the kind who don't know what the beis hamidrash looks like. The rule should be 'If you're not learning you have to serve. There is a wonderful nachal chareidi where the boys daven, learn and have a structure.

I would love to hear your opinions on the matter.

The problem is that many of these boys who are "bumming around" are already headed in a downward spiral. If they do go to the army, they usually go to a mainstream unit. Why? And then when they do go OTD, observers say, "See! The army made him lose his frumkeit." Never mind that he was already on that path, nebach.

The obvious teretz is, that the serious bums should definately be doing something with their lives. However the army is not always the best solution. There is no 'one answer fits all' over here. While plenty of guys have actually been knocked into shape by serving, there are plenty that continued on their downward path, straying away from yiddishkeit even more. each person must ask their daas torah who knows them personaly. While many may recieve the answer to go and conscript, many wont! By the way the Nachal Hachareidi has long lost it 'shem' of being for the frum guys. The worst of the worst goes on there, (even though it is a totally segrargated unit) so much so that the army wants to rename the unit to a name withouth the word Chareidi in it! Often people do much better in the regular units where they are looked up to as the so called 'Rabbi' of the group, and therefore have to set some sort of example for the rest of them. (yes this is true even in some of the viruntly anti-chareidi units) Those who are told not to serve, should pull ther socks up and get working.

Because the army is evil.