national service
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Cherished friends of ours have a child who went for a “big trip” to South America when he finished his national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Upon graduation from high school they are expected to either serve in the military or do some other form of national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Other European countries have looked to national service in response to the threat from Russia, with France, Germany and Belgium introducing schemes this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
Last week, Swiss voters widely rejected a proposal to extend national service - in the military, civil protection teams or other forms - to women.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Even the blue-bottle fly—hitherto an idle creature for whom Beelzebub found mischief—was conscripted into the national service and set to laying eggs by the billion on fish refuse.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
