Military Service in your country?

Question

Is it obligatory in your country? How long is the period?

In Turkey it is obligatory and every 20 y/o Turkish guys have to spend 15 months for the military service. If u r graduted from a university and u r lucky, u can spend 6 months.

I finished (Allah'a şükür) this obligatory service in 1999 by giving my 15 worthy months and i m still sad about its being obligatory.

Answer 1

In the US, it is not obligatory. This is good. if everyone was required to serve in the military we would have an undisciplined force of people who do not want to be there. they will not want to be good soldiers. they will screw around and cause trouble until the time is over. if there is a war they will run away from the fighting.

in war, every soldier is a mouth to feed and a gun to load. every person who is a poor soldier is a waste of food and bullets. theyll only get shot and get their fellow soldiers killed as well.

Answer 2

In Finland, the military service is also obligatory, except you can choose to become a civil servant instead, or go through the military without using any weapons.

Normally, the training takes 6 months, but if you choose (or are chosen) to become an under-officer or an officer in the reserve, you are stuck there for 12 months.
During my 12 months of service, I had roughly 50 days off. It varies, of course, but one doesn't get to go on leave all that often.
Not fun being in the military in the winter. A lot of shovelling of snow is included when you have to set up a tent. Although, rather that than no tent at all, in the -20 - 28 degree winter nights.
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National Service armies are only used to deter an invasion, so motivation is not really a problem. And as for messing things up? Well, professional soldiers are better at that, as they might have nothing to go back to once the war is over.

Answer 3

I'm from UK, no it is not obligatory in my country, used to be, my dad served 2 years in the RAF. I know in your country you have to serve because my brother in laws cousins are half Turkish, so the they don't return even for a holiday which is sad, only the oldest one because he is a doctor and I think he paid a fee to get out of this. Don't worry my dad said they were the happiest 2 years of his life. Good luck.

Answer 4

In the UK we don't have national service now partly because it was believed that professional volunteers would be better motivated and more proficient than conscripts. I joined the army at sixteen and I don't believe in conscription-it is a harsh and brutal job sometimes and only people who are dedicated to it should be asked to do it, unless of course there is a war when military service has to be compulsory.

Answer 5

Mandatory service is in a way more democratic than the all volunteer force that we have in the US because this of us who go to college don't join the military while those who don't have any options join up. So there are a lot of kids from poor families in the military, its not very representative of American society.

Answer 6

Military service is obligatory in many countries. I believe in it.

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription#Countries_with_mandatory_military_service_.28partial_list.29

7.1 Austria
7.2 Belarus
7.3 Bermuda
7.4 Brazil
7.5 Bulgaria
7.6 Chile
7.7 China (PRC)
7.8 Croatia
7.9 Cyprus
7.10 Denmark
7.11 Egypt
7.12 Eritrea
7.13 Finland
7.14 Germany
7.15 Greece
7.16 Iran
7.17 Israel
7.18 Korea, South
7.19 Lebanon
7.20 Malaysia
7.21 Mexico
7.22 Norway
7.23 Poland
7.24 Romania
7.25 Russia
7.26 Serbia and Montenegro
7.27 Singapore
7.28 Sweden
7.29 Switzerland
7.30 Taiwan (ROC)
7.31 Turkey
7.32 Ukraine
7.33 Venezuela

Answer 8

In our country it is voluntary, the Philippine Armed Forces usually recruit men and women who are interested in joining the armed forces.

Answer 9

In the United States of America it remains voluntary.

Answer 10

It's voluntary in America.