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

But every morning for two months he did in fact pull on military fatigues for his national service.

From BBC

Yet Jews have indeed returned at times to tribal or national service to “gods of space, who express themselves in will to power, imperialism, injustice, demonic enthusiasm, and tragic self-destruction.”

From Salon

He left school at 15, worked in factories and served two years of national service in the army before gaining success as a writer.

From Seattle Times

He has been endorsed by the liberal political action committee VoteVets and the bipartisan recruiting organization New Politics, which helps former members of the military and national service organizations run for office.

From Los Angeles Times