national service

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Upon graduation from high school they are expected to either serve in the military or do some other form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Prosperity itself can be a form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Other European countries have looked to national service in response to the threat from Russia, with France, Germany and Belgium introducing schemes this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Wherever a national service has been done, Mr. Gladstone's eulogy always has been ready.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various