national service

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For the rest of us, a culture of national service beyond the military is essential to a healthy patriotism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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 • Nov. 27, 2025

During the year ended in September 2023, nearly 28% of retirement-age individuals formally volunteered through an organization, estimates AmeriCorps, the government agency for national service and volunteerism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The Fire Brigade Union says that is in addition to the loss of 1,200 firefighters' jobs since the single national service was created in 2013.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Their publication in an authoritative text will be a national service and raise an imperishable monument to the composer himself.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus