As in the previous army drafts, Russian conscripts had the right to choose military service in various military branches and armed services, considering their health condition and the results of ...

North Korea has the world's longest service requirements, ranging from 5 to 13 years.ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images Ever since the last draft call was issued in the US on December 7, 1972, during the ...

For young Korean men living abroad, fulfilling the nation’s mandatory military service has long required navigating a ...

Mandatory military service ended in the US in January 1973, and many of us consider it a historical footnote. However, despite one of the world's most powerful militaries dropping military service, ...

First conscripts arrive at barracks for two months of basic training, as Croatia's government reintroduces obligatory military service almost two decades after it was abolished. An officer directs new ...