national service
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Cherished friends of ours have a child who went for a “big trip” to South America when he finished his national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
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
I now turn to the theoretical argument, and propose to consider what is meant by the term "liberty," and ask whether the compulsion involved in national service is incompatible with liberty properly understood.
From Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by Hearnshaw, F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb)
