Questions tagged [conscription]
Questions related to compulsory service to government, particularly for service in the military.
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Why is Ukraine's conscription age (still) so high (25)?
In April 2024, Ukraine lowered its conscription age (or "mobilisation age for combat duty") from 27 to 25 (Reuters).
On 2024-11-27, "US urges Ukraine to lower fighting age to 18 to ...
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Do other countries besides Ukraine have this policy that people of an age when they typically don't have children can't be mobilized?
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Population loss is one of the reasons why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has refused to mobilise men aged 18-25, as most of them have not had children yet, according to ...
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Is there any other country than Ukraine that required women to register for military conscription after WW2?
Under the looming threat from Russia, new legislation was enacted on
21 December 2021 requiring women to register for military service, if
they are deemed medically fit for military service, are ...
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What's the Russian feminist position on (female) conscription?
In a fairly upvoted answer here, it's asserted that Russian feminists oppose female conscription, at least in the conception of one self-declared (Russian) anti-feminist.
Is it the case though that ...
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How common is it for countries to draft directly from prison?
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Russian legislation currently forbids the military to register convicted prisoners for the draft or call them up for duty. But last month, the Defense Ministry submitted a proposal ...
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What are the similarities/differences between Russia's conscription and their mobilization?
What really differentiates Russia's twice-yearly conscription cycle from the mobilization drive? On one end, conscripts seem to not go to Ukraine much these days, whereas a whole lot of not always ...
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How effective are lawyers and NGOs (like Soldiers Mothers, Peaceplea and Conscript's School) in securing the rights of the mobilized in Russia?
After the start of the first mobilizations in Russia, a couple of organisations were created to help mobilized people to either escape military service or acquire them non-combat roles:
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How many Russian politicians send their own children to the war in Ukraine? [closed]
Today Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a "partial mobilisation", hoping to add 300,000 more soldiers to the war in Ukraine. This follows the success of Ukraine's counter-offensive, ...
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Why does Russia not declare war on Ukraine in order to incorporate their conscripts into the war?
Russia has been saying that there is no war in Ukraine, just a "Special military operation". Their laws prohibit them from sending conscripts to military operations outside Russia. The war ...
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Are Ukrainian civilians forced to fight against their will?
Multiple European newspapers stated that the Ukrainian government was doing everything in its power to allow the Ukrainian civilians to flee the country safely. I was under the impression that ...
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Is by European countries' standards escaping from a military draft a basis for refugee status?
Some European countries including mine have laws allowing to draft men (and women of some professions) into the military when the current situation warrants it.
Although the current situation in ...
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What are my odds of being drafted for US selected service currently? [closed]
So this is definitely a slightly paranoia induced question, but it has been on my mind recently (for obvious reasons) and was wondering what my odds are. Age wise I'm primed for the army; I just ...
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Is conscription incompatible with democracy? [closed]
Is mandatory military service incompatible with democracy, in which people supposedly are given choices?
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Is it true that a man in the US is only given the right to vote if he accepts the draft?
Is it true that men are only given the right to vote if they agree to give to government the right to conscription? Of course, women only need to be 18 and have no further obligations put on them? How ...
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What is the difference between war refugees and deserters?
To give one example, the US government reserves the right to reinstate conscription at any time. If conscription is reinstated, anyone fleeing the US territory to escape the war will become a deserter ...
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Conscription rights if UK Locked in Backstop
Does the EU have the power to develop a European Army, and to conscript European citizens into it?
If so, would the Northern Ireland Backstop mean that UK citizens could also be conscripted into this ...
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Politicians to remove sexism in registration for potential conscription in the USA?
According to Wikipedia, only men are required to register for the draft with the Selective Service System in the US.
Some feminists want equal conditions for men and women.
Are there any USA ...
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Why is the US military enlistment age (and previously the draft age) set at 18 years old?
When was this age for enlistment and/or the draft established? Has it ever been challenged?
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How are women integrated into the North Korean military?
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Korean People's Army soldiers (per Wikipedia)
About 25% of North Korea's population is in either an active duty role or a reserve/paramilitary role in the Korean People's Army, and North ...
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What is the role of the South Korean military service in case of a war with North Korea
South Korea is still officially at war with North Korea and Kim Jeong-Eun, the North Korean leader, regularly threatens to attack the South to various extents.
South Korea has a mandatory military ...
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Could a politician be conscripted during the Vietnam war (Australia)?
During the Vietnam War, there was conscription in Australia. I'm just wondering, under that system of conscription, whether a politician, assuming they were otherwise eligible, could be conscripted ...
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