AY,
1. There is no such obsession. In fact, this will clear outthe dead wood and turn them into live wood in another framework.
2. If you want to use the Technion example then have the Rabbanut give exams just as the Technion has entrance exams.
3. As for your fallacious example about appreciating talmidei chachamim, if they have not learned this by age 18 then the Chareidi yeshiva system is a complete failure.
4. FYI, there is forced conscription. Moreover, some people want to be forced so that they have an excuse. This, in fact, is what American olim do to avoid losing their US citizenship.
5. What other harangues do you propose?