national service

Example Sentences

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Today, we are losing the sense of connection between individual action and 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

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

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 • Nov. 27, 2025

I heard him tell Hollins that what was permissible while we were simply state troops was not to be considered precedent for his action when they were mustered into the national service.

From A War-Time Wooing A Story by King, Charles