Sunday, November 13, 2011

Conscription or compulsory military service

LOLX!!

I thought Germany has compulsory military service too! But apparently they stopped this year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Germany
"Germany had conscription (Wehrpflicht) for male citizens between 1956 and 2011. On 22 November 2010, the German Minister of Defence proposed to the government to put conscription into abeyance on 1 July 2011.[1] The constitution, however, retains provisions that would legalize the potential reintroduction of conscription...men were obliged to serve six months either in the military, which they could refuse, and do alternative civilian service, or honorary service (like any volunteer) for at least six months in a civil protection organisation."

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