military service

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As a young man, Hockney was a conscientious objector and did his military service as a hospital orderly, before studying at the Bradford School of Art and then London's Royal College of Art from 1959.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

They have also alleged he fraudulently took military leave with pay after being honourably discharged from the US Navy, and that he lied about his education and military service when applying for his job.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The band took a break in 2022 for the members' mandatory military service.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

They have been shaped, but not deformed, by military service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Back in North Brabant, a notice arrives that Vincent has been drafted for peacetime military service.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman