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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.
The military force in peacetime is around 17,185 personnel including military and civilian staff, and around 70,000 [5] in total with the current military personnel, conscripts and the Norwegian Home Guard in full mobilization. [1] Among European NATO members, the military expenditure of US$7.2 billion is the highest per capita.
From 2009, all women were obligated to meet the conscription board, the same as males, however military service remained voluntary. [8] In January 2015, the law changed to extend conscription to women, making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make military service compulsory for both sexes. [9]
Norway has mandatory military service of nineteen months for men and women between the ages of 19 (18 in war time) and 44 (55 in case of officers and NCOs). The actual draft time is six months for the home guard, and twelve months for the regular army, air force and navy. In October 2014, Norway extended compulsory military service to women. [123]
The Military Service Act 1916 [1] (5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. c. 104) was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom during the First World War to impose conscription in Great Britain , but not in Ireland or any other British jurisdiction.
The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945).
Two generals from Norway and Russia met in the Arctic on Thursday to discuss border cooperation and related issues, the Norwegian armed forces said on Friday, in the first known such meeting since ...
Possible Conscription Acts: ... Military Service Act (United Kingdom) United States. Militia Act of 1792; Enrollment Act of 1863 This page was last edited on 4 ...