Conscription National service Conscription crisis Conscientious objection Conscription in Australia Conscription in Germany Conscription in Greece Conscription in New Zealand Conscription in the United States Conscription is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority, but it is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require (very often, male only) citizens to serve in their armed forces. It ...

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A number of countries have mandatory military service: Conscription - Austria. Austria has mandatory military service for fit male citizens from 18 to 35 years of age. Service lasts for 8 months but will be shortened to 6 months in 2006. Conscientious objectors join the civilian service (Zivildienst) for 12 months (reduction to 9 months in 2006). Conscription - Belarus. Belarus has mandatory military service for all fit men from 18 to 27 years of age. Milit ...

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Conscription - Conscription and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many arguments opposed to conscription, or opposed to gender-discriminated conscription, arise from its violation of the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations. In particular: Art.1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. (...) Art.2: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any ki ...

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Conscription - Argentina. Argentina abolished military conscription in 1994, yet those in service had to finish it. Conscription - Australia. See main article: History of Australian conscription Conscription - Belgium. Belgium abolished military conscription in 1994. Conscription - Canada. ...

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Conscription - Valuable training. Some argue that peacetime conscription is an ideal tool for teaching a population basic, important skills such as first aid, swimming, wilderness survival and so on. However, it can be argued that these skills could better be taught in the public school system than during mandatory service. Conscription - The draft as pro ...

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Main article: Antimilitarism The Vietnam War saw new levels of opposition to conscription and National Service. Many people opposed to and facing conscription, chose to either plead conscientious objection or to evade the draft by fleeing to a neutral country. A small proportion, like Muhammad Ali, chose to publicly and politically fight conscription. In Australia ...

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Not everyone who was conscripted was willing to go to war. Many young people used their family's political connections to ensure that they were placed well away from any potential harm. They would avoid military service altogether through college deferments. Others with political influence often joined the military and served in what was termed a Champagne unit. Others used educational exemptions, became conscientious objectors or pretended to be conscientious objectors. For others, the most common method of avoiding the draft was to cross t ...

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