national service

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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

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

Last week, Swiss voters widely rejected a proposal to extend national service - in the military, civil protection teams or other forms - to women.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Their publication in an authoritative text will be a national service and raise an imperishable monument to the composer himself.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus