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
Today, we are losing the sense of connection between individual action and national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 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
It embraces a scheme for national service and a reasonable imperialism.
From Nobody's Man by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)