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	Encyclopedia: Mandatory military service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Military service for Swiss men is obligatory according to the Federal Constitution, and includes 17 weeks of basic training as well as annual 3-week-refresher courses until a number of service days which increases with rank (300 days for privates) is reached.
		The Netherlands abolished compulsory military service in the mid-1990s.
		Military and alternative service was 9 months long and in recent years the majority of conscripts chose to perform alternative, rather than military, service.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mandatory-military-service (4079 words)

	Conscription - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In practice, military service with the PLA is voluntary; all 18-year-old males have to register themselves with the government authorities, in a way similar to the Selective Service System of the United States.
		Military service for Swiss men is obligatory according to the Federal Constitution, and includes 17 weeks of basic training as well as annual 3-week-refresher courses until a number of service days which increases with rank (260 days for privates) is reached.
		France abolished peacetime military conscription in 1996, while those born before 1979 had to complete their service (see related BBC News article); since the Algerian War of Independence, conscripts had not been deployed abroad or in war zones, except those volunteering for such deployments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conscription (7692 words)

	Conscription (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Austria, compulsory military service applies to all male citizens from 18 to 36 years of age (with some exceptions), in which the basic military service must be done.
		As of 2004, Finland has mandatory military service for men of at least six months, depending on the assigned position: those trained as officers serve for twelve months, specialty troops serve for nine months, and other rank and file serve for six months.
		Some members of the military feel that an all volunteer military provides military services with people that are in the military because it is truly what they want to do, and makes the military better.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/co/conscription.html (3418 words)

	AllRefer.com - conscription (Military Affairs (nonnaval)) - Encyclopedia
		Obligatory service in the armed forces has existed since ancient times in many cultures, including the samurai in Japan, warriors in the Aztec Empire, citizen militiamen in ancient Greece and Rome, and aristocrats and their peasants or yeomen during the Middle Ages in Europe.
		In England, compulsory military service was employed on the local level in the Anglo-Saxon fyrd as early as the 9th cent.
		Many countries throughout the world, such as Israel, have mandatory military service; a few allow for alternate civilian service or release for conscientious objectors.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/conscrip.html (448 words)

	Mandatory Military Service Abolished
		The abolishment of mandatory military service is one of the last steps in the transition to a streamlined professional armed force with voluntary reserves.
		Now that the mandatory service will be done away with, citizens will be offered to serve in voluntary service or as members of the professional troops.
		Voluntary service, which will however be paid, will be introduced as of January 2004, said Grizold, who met the prime minister for a working meeting as Rop visited the Ljubljana barracks.
	nato.gov.si /eng/press-centre/press-releases/2212 (587 words)

	Conscription (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Egypt has a mandatory military service program for males between the ages of 18 and 28.
		As of 2004, Finland has mandatory military service for men of at least six months, depending on the assigned position: those trained as officers or NCOs serve for twelve months, specialist troops serve for nine or twelve months, and other rank and file serve for six months.
		France abolished peacetime military conscription in 2001 (see related BBC News article); since the Algerian War of Independence, conscripts had not been deployed abroad or in war zones, except those volunteering for such deployments.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Conscription.htm (5122 words)

	Mandatory military service turns boys into fighting men
		The latest recruits for the city-state's mandatory National Serviceprogram are sweating their way through basic military training at Pulau Tekong, a fortified Singaporean island bristling with rifles and testosterone.
		All able-bodied boys in Singapore, including both citizens and permanent residents, are eligible to be conscripted for two years of full-time military service once they turn 18.
		After their National Service stint, they join the reserves and resume their education or enter the workforce.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw05/050324af.htm (1091 words)

	News-Star OnlineSweden considers mandatory military service for women 06/27/03
		He stressed that the government had not taken an official stance on mandatory service for women, but said it wants to boost the number of women in the armed forces.
		It is mandatory for men, although less than a third of the Scandinavian country's eligible 19-year-olds are actually drafted each year because of budget cutbacks.
		The military was ordered to present a report on women conscription by March 1, 2004.
	www.news-star.com /stories/062703/New_8.shtml (211 words)

	In a better society would you be for mandatory Military service? - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		However, I'm definately not for mandatory service in any society that goes to war because of a threat to the President's "daddy".
		Myself I would be for a mandatory 1-2 year of military service to not only learn how to defend the country if need be but to also learn a trade that would be useful in regular society.
		I don't think military service should be universal, because I think there may be a significant percentage who would not respond well to the experience and/or not contribute to the defence of the realm.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=205537 (747 words)

	Should military service become mandatory? \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Those of military age who are fervently supportive of the war are usually those who would, if finding it necessary, volunteer, and likewise those who would see this as a statement of how horrible it would be to be forced to serve in the military are likely among those who are against the war already.
		Finally, I think everyone in the military and government should read William James' brief essay on "The Moral Equivalent of War," in which he proposes a choice between military service and service in a civil function that is as brutal and difficult as military life, such as railroad building or ditch digging or mining.
		To mandate service for a government and military that fights its' wars for the benefit of capitalism and ruling class gain, is to further spartanize the future of our already bleak culture.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/22569 (4645 words)

	MacAddict Forums / Democrat wants Mandatory Military Service
		Many countries have mandatory service for X amount of months and then you are done, war or not.
		If that guy thinks mandatory service will somehow make politicians more reluctant to start wars to "further US interests," he is really naive.
		Israel seems to be doing OK with their mandatory military service (also accepts/requires all females and gays to participate)-I surely wouldn't want to be up against them in an armed conflict.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/post/28928 (2371 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Rangel Calls for Mandatory Military Service
		A better headline for this story might be 'Rangel ups the ante.' It is one thing for millions of Americans to look at the workings of this government from the removed perspective of those who believe they have no say in the matter beyond the vote.
		It is one thing for millions of Americans to see this Iraq war as inevitable, quietly secure in the knowledge that they won't lose a son or daughter in the fighting.
		It is a whole different ball of wax, however, with mandatory service in the military now placed on the table by a Democratic House member.
	www.truthout.org /docs_02/12.31B.rangel.draft.htm (477 words)

	Draft or Mandatory Military Service? - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health
		If the military is not appropriate for you then service in public hospitals or other public service could be subsituted.
		I don't think this is due to the military as much as having served your community.
		I just can't buy the concept of forced servitude or community service, except for war time draft, when the security of the country and so way of life could be stake.
	www.globalaffairs.org /forum/showthread.php?t=4013 (980 words)

	Mandatory Military Service? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The military is not a day-care center to help young men and women grow up.
		Our military is a organized group of motivated men and women who have willingly taken on the responsibility to put themselves in harms way to protect the people and interests of the United States of America.
		I want the military that I served in and now protects me as a civilian to be comprised of top quality, motivated individuals.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/814246/posts (1141 words)

	mandatory military service - allnurses.com Nursing for Nurses
		My thinking has been to invigorate public debate; it is one thing to talk about support for military solutions and pre-emptive strikes, it is another thing to understand those missions may be undertaken by your loved ones.
		it is one thing to talk about support for military solutions and pre-emptive strikes, it is another thing to understand those missions may be undertaken by your loved ones.
		The obligation could be met by either military service or by teaching, working in healthcare, in law enforcement, in homeless shelters, daycare, other community outreach programs (kind of like the Americorp model).
	allnurses.com /forums/showthread.php?t=28228 (1082 words)

	CNN.com - Rangel calls for mandatory military service - Dec. 30, 2002
		A Democratic lawmaker said Sunday he will introduce a bill in the next session of Congress to make military service mandatory.
		It passed 296-133 in the House and 77-23 in the Senate.
		Terms under which this service is provided to you.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/29/mandatory.military (272 words)

	Rangel calls for mandatory military service - Yellowworld Forums
		I'd only be for it if it was mandatory for no more than 1-2 years and for everyone.
		Besides, one of the reasons some people immigrate here is to AVOID mandatory military service.
		I think short mandatory service is good as a concept.
	forums.yellowworld.org /showthread.php?t=3936 (1270 words)

	Rangel (D-New York) calls for mandatory military service - Pentagon says no - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Actually, alot of these fl idiots in the government are talking of this- saying that far too many of their own are in the services "fighting," and not enough White folk...
		At a Capitol Hill news conference, Rangel said he was ready to introduce legislation mandating a return to the draft, which he said would make the nation think twice before going to war.
		Nor is it about the military itself - except as a convenient platform to push his real agenda: promoting the idea that white people aren't "pulling their weight"
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=49850 (980 words)

	AlterNet: WireTap: Feel A Draft?
		Fueled by the twin bills lingering in the House and Senate that require military service for both men and women, rumors began to circulate about a government plan to restart the draft in 2005.
		As the U.S. military faces a growing and increasingly amorphous list of adversaries, conflicting agendas on how such wars should be fought often come down to a battle of the numbers.
		Despite the additional reserve capacity, the Selective Service System is still keeping its gears oiled as it has for the past 30 years, maintaining its databases of young people, ready for a congressional go-ahead or a presidential Bring ‘em on.
	www.alternet.org /wiretap/19430 (1500 words)

	[CNN]Rangel calls for mandatory military service - Thumped
		It is understood the garda inspector, who has 30 years service and is based at Garda Headquarters in Dublin, became extremely agitated after he put money into a jelly bean machine and did not get any sweets.
		From my own experience in Germany I know that i was universally regarded as a total waste of time and everyone did everything they could to get out of it.
		I doubt this will get too far, the US military is way too goddamn big anyway, and they want to keep it volunteer only so they get a return on their training investment.
	www.thumped.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=4454 (738 words)

	WRAL.com - News - Senator Wants U.S. To Rethink Military Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., said it is time to think about compulsory military service again -- with American forces stretched thin by fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq -- but he stopped short of actually calling for resumption of the draft.
		He said some kind of "mandatory service" should be considered for all citizens.
		Rumsfeld said that a year ago, military leaders could not have estimated the rash of casualties in recent weeks.
	www.wral.com /news/3027078/detail.html (615 words)

	dmusic.com - Rangel/Hollings for MANDATORY Military Service
		The TITLE of the bill reads: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.
		The title and text of his legislation is a 100% duplication of S.89 including the conscription of women into two years of mandatory service in the military.
		As does S.89, his bill amends the current registration and induction authority of the Military Selective Service Act.
	news.dmusic.com /print/10808 (454 words)

	Draft or Mandatory Military Service? [Archive] - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health
		Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health > Issues Around the World > Americas: Politics and Law > Draft or Mandatory Military Service?
		11-21-2002, 11:55 AM I think that as long as a volunteer service can protect us it is better for the country.
		11-21-2002, 11:57 AM Actually, the state of florida now requires a certain amount of community service hours for high school students.
	www.globalaffairs.org /forum/archive/index.php/t-4013.html (805 words)

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