My country doesn’t (and never has had) conscription, so it’s largely academic for me. I’m also too old. It does seem like a years service isn’t the worst burd

My country doesn’t (and never has had) conscription, so it’s largely academic for me. I’m also too old. It does seem like a years service isn’t the worst burden though, especially in peacetime, with an option to do civil service as an alternative to military service.