compulsory military service
Required armed forces
Compulsory military service is a government requirement that citizens serve in the armed forces, typically for a set period.
Also called conscription or the draft.
Many countries require it of young men, some of women as well: Israel has compulsory military service for both sexes.
He fled to Canada to avoid compulsory military service during the Vietnam War.
- basic trainingInitial military instruction
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- citizen soldierCivilian who serves militarily
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- universal conscriptionRequired military duty for all
patriotism · call to arms · enlistment papers · draft · civic duty · draft board · active duty · tour of duty · individual autonomy · reserve forces · deployment · national identity · draft lottery · draft dodger · recruitment centers · combat readiness · peace activism · gender roles
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Freely choosing military service
volunteer army · enlistment · volunteer corps · standing army · private military contractor
compulsory military servicedraft exemption
Release from military conscription
military exemption · draft dodging · conscientious objection · military discharge · pacifism
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