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  2. Nineveh Plain Protection Units - Wikipedia

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    The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ Ḥḏāywāṯ Settārā da-Šṭāḥā d-Nīnwē; Arabic: وحدات حماية سهل نينوى) or NPU is an Assyrian paramilitary organization that was formed in late 2014, largely but not exclusively by Assyrians in Iraq to defend themselves against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ...

  3. List of enlistment age by country - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]

  4. List of militaries that recruit foreigners - Wikipedia

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    This includes any individuals who are aliens of the polity whose armed forces they are being recruited to join by professional recruiters. The foreigners do not need to be legal residents of that nation, but may gain legal residence status by joining the armed forces. More than 90 states have implemented such recruitment policies between 1815 ...

  5. North Korea’s special forces in Russia ready to join Putin’s ...

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    But we do know that North Korea is supporting Russia in many ways – weapons supplies, technological supplies, innovation, to support them in the war effort. And that is highly worrying.”

  6. Military recruitment - Wikipedia

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    In the aftermath of World War II military recruitment shifted significantly. With no war calling men and women to duty, the United States refocused its recruitment efforts to present the military as a career option, and as a means of achieving a higher education. A majority – 55% – of all recruitment posters would serve this end.

  7. Conscription in Israel - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Military volunteer - Wikipedia

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    A military volunteer (or war volunteer) is a person who enlists in military service by free will, and is not a conscript, mercenary, or a foreign legionnaire.Volunteers sometimes enlist to fight in the armed forces of a foreign country, for example during the Spanish Civil War.

  9. Exemption from military service in Israel - Wikipedia

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    Accordance with section 36 of the Security Service Law, the security minister may exempt certain people from an army service in the IDF, for reasons related to the volume of the military forces or reserve forces, or for reasons related to educational needs, settlement needs, security needs, economy needs, family needs and various other reasons.