conscription

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Boiko, 23 years old and below the age for conscription, said he often felt depressed in Kyiv because of the blackouts and blamed himself for not wanting to socialize with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

France, which abolished military conscription 25 years ago, currently has around 200,000 military personnel and a further 47,000 reservists.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Opinion polls suggest support for ultra-Orthodox conscription is rising.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The court did not set a deadline for the adoption of a conscription law, but only for a debate on the issue in parliament.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

“My papa...got conscripted. Our village’s old magistrate lied to the conscription officers. We just found out about it, and I came here to ask the tsar to send him back from Rûm.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack