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

Taiwan has been boosting its defenses with new weapons purchases from the U.S. and has expanded national service for men to one year from four months.

From Seattle Times

As a teenager on national service he was one of nearly 200,000 in the Maracana Stadium who saw hosts Brazil stunned by Uruguay in the decisive final match of the 1950 World Cup.

From BBC

Now a year of civilian national service can suffice, the police ministry says.

From Reuters

Israeli people are subject to compulsory national service - but evidence suggests many of those taken hostage by Hamas are civilians, like the people featured in these videos.

From BBC