national service

Example Sentences

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The committee behind the initiative maintains that requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity would strengthen the social cohesion.

From Barron's

While performing national service in the British Army, he studied Russian.

From New York Times

According to recent data from Dance/USA, the national service organization, troupes with budgets of $3 million and below are mostly led by female artistic directors.

From Washington Post

Nearly 200 letters were received from readers unhappy with the decision to discontinue the TV listings we published from a syndicated national service.

From Los Angeles Times

It is also one of the few countries in the European Union that requires all men to serve in the military — or perform other national service — when they turn 18.

From Los Angeles Times