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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

which regulates duties and exceptions, all Israeli citizens who meet the conscription criteria are required to serve once they reach 18 years of age unless...

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...

men and send them to the front line. Women are as of yet exempt from conscription. After serving out the term of service Ukraine's conscripts become part...

Armed Forces. On September 22, 2013, a referendum that aimed to abolish conscription was held in Switzerland. However, the referendum failed with over 73%...

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

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

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...

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...

in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces for all able-bodied male civilians. Conscription is at the age of 18. According to Article 76.2 of the Constitution of...

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...

Conscription in Finland is part of a general compulsion for national military service for all adult males (Finnish: Asevelvollisuus; Swedish: Värnplikt)...

The End Conscription Campaign was an anti-apartheid organisation allied to the United Democratic Front and composed of conscientious objectors and their...

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

portal Ukraine portal Current events portal Conscription Crisis of 1944 Conscription Crisis of 1917 Conscription Crisis of 1918 Panasiuk, Kateryna (2024-05-14)...

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