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
He said Maia, who was volunteering for national service in a high school, was "wonderful, beautiful, had a lot of friends... she was very keen to do a second year of volunteering".
From BBC
After completing his national service in the Royal Navy, where he commanded a fast patrol boat, he went into journalism.
From BBC
While performing national service in the British Army, he studied Russian.
From New York Times
Mr. Lyons also said the company was negotiating with national service providers over roaming agreements to cover users traveling outside Austin.
From New York Times
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