Several organizations have been formed to push for national legislation that "requires" a "year of service". The Obama website originally said that his administration would "require" 50 hours of service from middle school and high school students in order to graduate. Here is one such organization pushing for this year of service.
http://www.yearofservice.org/HOME.htm
If you think this is not a big deal then read these articles. From Investor's Business Dailyhttp://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=305420655186700
Obama's Civilian Security Force http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/6339