Myanmar’s ruling military has started basic training for conscripts amid growing calls for the junta to scrap the controversial policy. Generals and ministers attended opening ceremonies marking the ...

(CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big promise when he launched his war on Ukraine: conscripts would not be involved in combat. But as Moscow struggles to contain Ukrainian advances ...

In fatigues and body armor, Matthieu dives to the concrete floor and fires off a volley from his rifle, watched by half a dozen recruits in safety goggles and helmets. A 26-year-old strategy ...

Taiwanese soldiers pose for a photo at the Songshan military airbase in Taipei on March 21. (I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images) One year after the conscription reform implementation, Taiwan’s military ...

More than half of the 800 conscripts reporting for service today are volunteers Hundreds of teenage Croatians have reported for compulsory military service – for the first time since their country ...

A fifth batch of conscripts Myanmar's junta hopes will help reverse its battlefield losses has begun training, state media reported on Tuesday.

With understocked equipment, lackluster recruitment, and budget fights in the legislature, full implementation of Taiwan’s new mandatory military service plan remains difficult. In January 2025, more ...