Making a comeback. (Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier)
Quartz: European countries are quietly bringing back the draft
The draft is slowly coming back in vogue in Europe.
Last week, France joined the growing number of European countries reintroducing mandatory national service. Following through on president Emmanuel Macron’s election promises, the government introduced a national service requirement for all 16-year-olds that will be divided into two phases.
The first phase is mandatory, and involves a month-long placement that focuses on civil culture. Young French citizens can look into teaching or work with charities, or take part in traditional military training with the police, fire service or army. The second phase is an optional placement of between three months to a year, where young people can work defense and security, or in social care, the environment, or heritage.
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WNU Editor: I expected more opposition .... but no .... there seems to be public support for this policy.
