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> no one here needs to worry about being drafted into a war Lots of talk in the UK recently about conscription.

• awjlogan 8mo ago
  I haven’t heard a peep about conscription, can you provide a source? There was some vague national service proposal for school leavers a couple of years ago, but that was it.
  • zabzonk 8mo ago
    Among many others: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2178935/uk-issued-conscription-warning-10 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2178935/uk-issued-conscrip...
    • awjlogan 8mo ago
      One person in the Lords raising the issue in no way constitutes widespread calls for conscription.
• imjonse 8mo ago
  Croatia: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/croatia-re-launch-mandatory-military-service-after-17-years-2026-03-06/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/croatia-r...
• watwut 8mo ago
  Germany is already working on it. Austria made it longer.