national service

Example Sentences

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The committee behind the initiative maintains that requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity would strengthen the social cohesion.

From Barron's

While performing national service in the British Army, he studied Russian.

From New York Times

After undergoing his national service with the RAF, Smethurst went to the London Academy of Dramatic Arts.

From BBC

"As a national service, we can quickly flex resources and move people to where they are needed and respond to increased demand and high absence levels."

From BBC

In public Visa has downplayed concerns about the rise of RuPay, which has been supported by public lobbying from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has included likening the use of local cards to national service.

From Reuters