national service
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For the rest of us, a culture of national service beyond the military is essential to a healthy patriotism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Today, we are losing the sense of connection between individual action and 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
Some of Europe's biggest Nato members are moving to strengthen their professional armies through voluntary national service schemes.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Even the blue-bottle fly—hitherto an idle creature for whom Beelzebub found mischief—was conscripted into the national service and set to laying eggs by the billion on fish refuse.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
