richwang
12-05-12, 00:28
You are right.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service
National service is the usual term for compulsory military service programmes in countries including Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria), Cyprus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark), Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece), Guyana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana), Israel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel), Iran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_National_Service), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico), Norway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway), Finland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland), the Republic of China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China) (Taiwan), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia), Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Singapore), South Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_South_Korea), Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland) and Turkey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Turkey). Conscription in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) was called Selective Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service) and continued until 1973.
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Thanks,
Richard
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service
National service is the usual term for compulsory military service programmes in countries including Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria), Cyprus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark), Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece), Guyana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana), Israel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel), Iran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_National_Service), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico), Norway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway), Finland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland), the Republic of China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China) (Taiwan), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia), Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Singapore), South Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_South_Korea), Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland) and Turkey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Turkey). Conscription in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) was called Selective Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service) and continued until 1973.
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Thanks,
Richard