national service

Example Sentences

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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

Prosperity itself can be a form of 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

In recent weeks, both France and Germany have outlined plans for voluntary national service.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

I miss the "Proms" and the Sunday Concerts, too—both have done a real national service in popularising the greatest music.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring