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National service is a common name for mandatory or voluntary government service programs (most often focusing on military service). Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Military service in its simplest sense is service by an individual or group in an Army or other military organization whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary A conscription crisis is a public dispute about a policy of Conscription, or mandatory service in the military also known as a "draft" A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support Conscription in Australia, or mandatory Military service also known as National Service, has a controversial history dating back to the first years of nationhood Conscription in Finland is part of a wider general "national defence duty" (asevelvollisuus värnplikt defined in the 127§ of the Constitution of Finland. Germany has Conscription ( Wehrpflicht) for male citizens stated in the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. As of 2008 Greece (Hellenic Republic has mandatory Military service ( Conscription) of 12 months for men between the ages of 18 and 45 The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The Malaysian National Service, or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN, is Malaysia 's compulsory military service program and Conscription into the Compulsory Military Training (CMT a form of Conscription, has been used in New Zealand during a number of historical periods Conscription in Russia is presently a 12 month draft mandatory for all male citizens age 18-27 with a number of exceptions National Service ( NS) is the name given to the compulsory Conscription in Singapore of all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent In Turkey, compulsory military service applies to all male citizens from twenty to forty one years of age (with some exceptions "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. The Draft redirects here For other uses see Draft. Conscription in the United States has been employed several times usually during (Compulsory military service is more often known as conscription. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority ) National service was common in the 20th century, and many young people spent one or more years in such programs. Compulsory military service typically requires all citizens, or all male citizens, to participate for a period of a year (more in some countries) during their youth, usually at some point between the age of 18 and their late twenties.
The term National Service is still used to describe compulsory military service programs in countries including Austria, Mexico, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Germany has Conscription ( Wehrpflicht) for male citizens stated in the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Singapore The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( Hangul: 대한민국 국군 Hanja: 大韓民國 國軍 Revised Romanization: Dae-han-min-guk Guk-gun Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
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History of national service in the United States
National service in the United Kingdom
Conscription in the United Kingdom was first introduced in 1916, and occurred from 1916 to 1918 and from 1939 to 1960. History The militia debate Thomas Jefferson is the father of the American concept of national service "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After 1948 it became known as National Service - during World Wars One and Two it was usually known as War Service (though the act re-introducing it in 1939 was entitled the National Service (Armed Forces) Act). Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Singapore
National Service was introduced in Singapore in 1967 to meet the critical need of defending Singapore following independence in 1965 and the anticipated withdrawal of British forces. National Service ( NS) is the name given to the compulsory Conscription in Singapore of all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent Singapore A conscript system was implemented drawing on elements of the Swiss and Israeli conscription systems. Besides the military, national servicemen also serve in the police and civil defense forces.
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- Alternative service
- National Youth Service
- Program Khidmat Negara - The official Malay name for the National Service program in Malaysia. Alternative service is a form of National service performed in lieu of Conscription for various reasons such as Conscientious objection, inadequate In the 21st century an increasing number of young people are enrolling in civilian or non-military National services generally referred to as National Youth Services. The Malaysian National Service, or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN, is Malaysia 's compulsory military service program and Conscription into the The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the
- Sherut Leumi - National Service in Israel
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Sherut Leumi (שירות לאומי lit National Service) is an alternative voluntary National service in Israel for those that cannot or do not wish For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic