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Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. [1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names.
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In 2006, the Russian government and State Duma gradually reduced the term of service to 18 months from 24 for those who will be conscripted in 2007 and to 12 months from 2008 and dropped some legal excuses for non-conscription from the law (such as non-conscription of rural doctors and teachers, of men who have a child younger than 3 years, etc ...
Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the ...
Belgian Armed Forces – Any citizen of a country of the European Union within the age of 18 to 34 (33 for officers) is eligible to join the forces. [7] [8] [9] Bolivia. Foreign nationals resident in Bolivia at conscription age are permitted to join the armed forces, which simplifies their naturalization process. [10]
English: Map that shows which Countries have conscription. Green: Countries that do not have any armed service. Blue: Countries that do not have conscription. Purple: Countries with active, but limited conscription (not all people who are eligible are conscripted; in most cases, less than 20% of the whole age group (include men or women), or 40% of the whole men age group if only males are ...
Ecuador – 18 (compulsory; conscription is currently suspended until further notice) Egypt – 18 (compulsory) El Salvador – 18 (compulsory) Equatorial Guinea – 18 (compulsory) Eritrea – 18 (compulsory) Estonia – 18 (compulsory) Eswatini (Swaziland) – 18 (voluntary) Ethiopia – 18 (voluntary)
New IDF recruit packing his bag New recruits trying on uniforms. According to the Israeli Defense Service Law, which regulates duties and exceptions, all Israeli citizens who meet the conscription criteria are required to serve once they reach 18 years of age unless they qualify for any of the above-mentioned exemptions.