Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the mandatory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service...

In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts: the American...

Conscription in Australia, also known as National Service following the Second World War, has a controversial history which dates back to the implementation...

as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Few nations, such as Israel, require a specific amount of military...

Conscription in Russia (Russian: всеобщая воинская обязанность, romanized: vseobshchaya voinskaya obyazannost, translated as "universal military obligation"...

military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1920, and the second from 1939 to 1960. The last conscription term...

The No Conscription League was an anarchist organisation designed to promote anti-draft manifestos and aid those who refused military service. The league...

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the government of the...

Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. Women...

2024, President Zelensky signed new conscription laws, passed by the national legislature, that lowered the conscription age by two years, from 27 to 25,...

Conscription in Denmark (Danish: Værnepligt) is mandatory for all physically fit men over the age of 18, according to the Constitution of Denmark, §81...

However, conscription into a full-time military service had only been instituted twice by the government of Canada, during both world wars. Conscription into...

system of compulsory military service. Since the late 1970s, the Chinese conscription laws mandate a hybrid system that combines conscripts and volunteers...

The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis following the introduction of forced military service for men in Canada during World...

conscription, with the results being that 75% of respondents supported a return of conscription in Serbia. A 2018 poll found support for Conscription...

Conscription, sometimes called "the draft", is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service. Men have been...

will serve, and a person cannot choose where to serve. The length of conscription is between 18 months to 2 years. Before the 1979 revolution, women were...

Conscription in Eritrea requires every able bodied man and woman to serve, ostensibly, for 18 months. In this time, they receive six months of military...

France was the first modern nation state to introduce universal military conscription as a condition of citizenship. This was done in order to provide manpower...

Germany put conscription into abeyance on 1 July 2011. While the German constitution retains the legal instruments for reintroducing conscription in Germany...

A conscription crisis is a public dispute about a policy of conscription, or mandatory service in the military, known in US English as a "draft". A dispute...

Sweden has had partial conscription for both men and women since 2017. After completing training, conscripts are placed in the reserve and assigned positions...

Conscription in Myanmar was enacted in 2024. The People's Military Service Law, which enables conscription, was written into law in 2010, although it had...

The Conscription Crisis of 1917 (French: Crise de la conscription de 1917) was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. It was mainly...

selective conscription. Conscription takes place at age 17 and service ends at 30. Children of the political elites are exempt from conscription, as are...

Conscription in Georgia applies to male citizens aged 18 to 27, who need to serve the Georgia Defence Forces for a period of 12 months. As defined by the...

Gibraltar (/dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/ jib-RAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula...

rules apply to Turks abroad. For Turks with multiple citizenship, the conscription lapses if they have already served in the army of another country. Conscripts...

Conscription in the Netherlands (Dutch: dienstplicht) was first employed in 1810 by French occupying forces. Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte, who was...

Conscription in the Philippines has been implemented at several points in the country's history. As of 2022[update], no mandatory conscription is in effect...