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Saturday, May 25, 2024
Great Britain: Rishi Sunak vows to reinstate "National Service"
As the UK gears up for a general election on July 4th, the Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to reintroduce National Service (Britain's version of the draft) with an option for some kind of alternative community service. Britain has generally eschewed compulsory military service, except during the two world wars and the early years of the cold war. National Service was formally abolished in 1960. By contrast, military conscription remained in force in the United States until 1973. Polls show Labour with a commanding lead going into the election.
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