Conscription evasion or draft evasion (American English) is any successful attempt to elude a government-imposed obligation to serve in the military forces...
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Draft evasion in the Vietnam War was a common practice in the United States and in Australia. Significant draft avoidance was taking place even before...
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Conscription in South Korea (redirect from Draft evasion in South Korea)
especially if they are exploiting family wealth or political connections. Draft evasion is a punishable crime, but many entertainers, athletes, politicians...
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Conscription in the United States (redirect from Revival of the draft)
draft, 117,986 were substitutes, leaving 50,663 who had their personal services conscripted. There was much evasion and overt resistance to the draft...
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support draft evasion, but they are a minority in the Israeli public. After the 2006 Lebanon War media campaigns were organized against draft evasion and...
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early 2019, after fines had been received by dozens of young people for draft evasion, the first jail sentences since the return of conscription were handed...
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Conscription (redirect from Military draft)
Civil conscription Civilian Public Service Corvée Counter-recruitment Draft evasion Economic conscription Home front during World War I Home front during...
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between 1 January and 30 June 1949 became the first batch of enlistees to be drafted for national service. Singapore had sought assistance through official...
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and August 2014, over 1,000 criminal inquires into draft evasion were opened in Ukraine. Draft evasion can be problematic because, unless a male citizen...
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Refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (category Draft evasion)
Israeli teen Tal Mitnick was sentenced to 30 days in jail for refusing the draft, refusing to participate in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, which he condemned...
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marijuana, LSD, and their environment of unorthodox relationships and draft evasion. The film stars an ensemble cast including John Savage, Treat Williams...
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patriotic American." In 1967 Ali was sentenced to 5 years in prison for draft evasion, but his conviction was later overturned on appeal. In addition, he...
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Athens Polytechnic uprising (category Draft evasion)
The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974...
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Muhammad Ali (category Vietnam War draft evaders)
to be drafted into the military, owing to his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War, and was found guilty of draft evasion and stripped...
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for all able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 for a minimum of four months. Draft evasion is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of 50,000 riyals...
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Conscription in Israel (redirect from Israeli draft)
in 1948, fixed-term military service has been compulsory in Israel. The draft laws of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) only apply to Jews (males and females)...
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Army, but had been turned down; a jury later exonerated Dempsey of draft evasion. Tunney, who enjoyed literature and the arts, was a former member of...
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Conscription in China (redirect from Registering for the draft in China)
for a total of 16 years. The Chinese system operates through a process of draft registration. De jure, military service with the PLA is obligatory for all...
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Conscientious objector Conscription crisis Counter-recruitment Draft-card burning Draft evasion Impressment Levée en masse Military service National service...
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to Germany. Neddermeyer was arrested the next day by the Gestapo for draft evasion and reciprocal onanism. Neddermeyer was sentenced to three and a half...
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Vietnam War resisters in Sweden (category Draft evasion)
the roughly 1,000 American exiles were around 800 military deserters and draft dodgers. Unlike other nations like Canada that discreetly harbored Vietnam...
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12-month draft, which is mandatory for all male citizens who are between 18 and 30 years old, with a number of exceptions. Avoiding the draft is a felony...
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a sufficient reason for claiming refugee status after desertion or draft-evasion. It is not enough for a person to be in disagreement with his government...
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refused the military draft. On October 22, 1942, 25 NOI members were each sentenced to three years in prison for draft evasion. In September 1942, the...
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the deck being "compulsorily enlisted". Blood tribute Conscription Draft evasion Impressment in Nova Scotia King's shilling, a token given to someone...
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Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (category Draft evasion)
"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" is a song on the American hip hop group Public Enemy's 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. It...
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Opposition to the American Civil War (redirect from Draft riots)
Irish Catholics after 1862 opposed the war, and rioted in the New York Draft Riots of 1863. The Democratic Party was deeply split. In 1861 most Democrats...
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conscription system recommended that women be included in the military draft in order to meet its annual demand of 18,000 new soldiers a year. People...
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1001 Ways to Beat the Draft is a satirical Vietnam War protest pamphlet written in 1966 by Robert Bashlow and Tuli Kupferberg. It was also published in...
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a sufficient reason for claiming refugee status after desertion or draft-evasion. It is not enough for a person to be in disagreement with his government...
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