> It seems like its size may have been supplemented by serving as an alternative to conscription, however. There's no conscription anymore though, and given th

> It seems like its size may have been supplemented by serving as an alternative to conscription, however. There's no conscription anymore though, and given the short serving time of 9 months at the end of "civil-service" (the alternative to conscription), that shouldn't play a role anymore.