National service requires working together and sharing experiences among a diverse group of American high school graduates drawn from a broad political spectrum. The lessons learned—cooperation, understanding varied points of view and achieving a common goal—will build a stronger American body politic and society. Its time has come in this deeply fractured nation. Three priorities should be factored into expanding national and international service for young Americans. The initiative should be a fellowship program tying national and international service to educational benefits. First, American business needs a better trained workforce to draw upon in the years ahead to compete in the global economy. National service can provide training in temporary jobs that prepare students for institutions of higher learning or vocational schools that can launch new generations into productive jobs. Businesses, corporations and philanthropies could help finance such opportunities in order to build a highly proficient workforce for the future and thus lessen the financial burden on the federal government to fund educational pursuits.