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Switzerland most certainly is not going to start making military service compulsory.
by thfuran 3y ago
Switzerland most certainly is not going to start making military service compulsory.
- andsoitis 3y ago> Switzerland most certainly is not going to start making military service compulsory. How does that square with what I read on https://www.ch.ch/en/safety-and-justice/military-service-and-civilian-service/military-service/ https://www.ch.ch/en/safety-and-justice/military-service-and... Every Swiss man is required to serve in the military or in the alternative civilian service. In most cases, the military service obligation applies from age 18 to 30.
- thfuran 3y agoSo how could they possibly start doing it now? Military service is already a cultural expectation and their military is already structured around it because they've been doing it for over a century.
- didgeoridoo 3y agoI think GP was being facetious? Switzerland is very well-known for its service obligation…
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoUhhhmmmm. "Switzerland has mandatory military service in the Swiss Army for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority, though women may volunteer for any position. Conscripts make up the majority of the manpower in the Swiss Armed Forces." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Switzerland
- thfuran 3y agoYes, they quite definitively cannot suddenly switch to the practice.