national service

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Prosperity itself can be a form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They can become instruments of the state and be called upon to perform national service, as investors saw during the 2008 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Some of Europe's biggest Nato members are moving to strengthen their professional armies through voluntary national service schemes.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

He and his wife were very happy, and Mrs. Grant was correspondingly depressed when the exigencies of the national service took her husband away from her.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis