military service

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Advisers are agnostic on whether students choose college, military service, employment or trade school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The group returned to the world spotlight in March after an almost four-year pause so its members could carry out their obligatory military service.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Critics of conscription argued that forcing individuals into military service under threat of imprisonment was a clear example of involuntary servitude.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

"During this peacetime period, there will be no permission procedures. We are suspending the permission requirement as long as military service is voluntary," Pistorius said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some came from generations of military service, while others were teenage girlfriends who’d become brides just ahead of a deployment—their futures now having taken a sudden, complicated turn.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama