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The Universal National Service Act of 2003 (H.R. 163, S. 89) was a bill to resume the military draft in the United States, introduced in the 2003 session of the United States House of Representatives. The bill would have provided that, as early as June 2005, young men and women ages 18–26 could be called to service.
In colonial times, the Thirteen Colonies used a militia system for defense. Colonial militia laws—and after independence, those of the United States and the various states—required able-bodied males to enroll in the militia, to undergo a minimum of military training, and to serve for limited periods of time in war or emergency.
The U.S. Marine Corps: An Illustrated History by Merrill L. Bartlett; The Village by Bing West; Uncommon Men: The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps by Alfred M. Gray; United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II by M.L. Shettle; United States Marine Corps Aviation Squadron Lineage, Insignia and History Volume 1 by Michael J. Crowler
In Iran, men who refuse to go to military service are deprived of their citizenship rights, such as employment, health insurance, [240] continuing their education at university, [241] finding a job, going abroad, opening a bank account, [242] etc. [243] Iranian men have so far opposed mandatory military service and demanded that military ...
The Internet Archive features the full text of a very large number of books on military history topics. These works are either out of copyright (in which case downloadable versions in PDF and other formats are often available) or can be borrowed for short period through the Open Library (free account registration required).
Congress has not voted to make US women eligible for conscription, and nor has it resolved to automatically enroll all young American men into the military draft database – at least, not yet.
The Walmart Visitor Center also opened this year on the site of Sam Walton's original store. The 1990s saw an era of furious growth on an unprecedented scale and the incorporation of several new ideas and technology into the business. In 1990, US sales had quadrupled to $32 billion over the previous five years and Walmart acquired The McLane ...
A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after picking up four discarded books for less than $1 at a neighborhood recycling station: They were confidential ...