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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny again- I really can't believe you said those things about immigrants and the LGBT. Other countries in Europe are wayyyyyy ahead of this one in terms of allowing refugees, immigrants and supporting the LGBT. We have been doing that for years- you have not. I take huge offence to that. Not supporting war, frankly I think is a good thing. In sorry but I don't share the same values as military families and could not support that lifestyle. I don't think that makes me a bad person either or a bigot.[/quote]

And this is why every person in the US should have to serve for a couple of years. 1) They'd see who is actually in the military, and 2) Perhaps change would come from more people of more views being within the military, and knowing what is really going on when they get out.[/quote][b]

My home country has a two year military service required for men. They are peacekeepers and do not go into other countries to be the world police or torture people or bomb churches and Doctors Without Borders. I stand by my statements that I do not want to work for a US military family. This is getting ugly so I won't be back to check further replies. You can and will think the way you want. But clearly you are. It well travelled or else you would know how the rest of the world feels about the us military. I'm not unique. [/quote]

Okay, so I bit.  I spent about 3 hours today researching draft laws, even though PP said she wouldn't be back.  PP is talking about how her country is so much better than we are, because the men who are required to serve for 2 years do it as peacekeepers, but I'll leave everyone to make up their own minds.  I listed every country with conscription; many term lengths vary, are suspended or the person may be exempted based on final education degree, current education progress, marital status, number of children, existence of male siblings, parents' health and income, current job, home location, branch of military, etc.
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Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia (unenforced?), Columbia (selective?), Cyprus, Denmark, El Salvador (unenforced?), Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Guinea-Bissau (selective), Kuwait (suspended?), Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Norway, Paraguay, Qatar, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey conscription lengths are under 2 years.

Armenia, Angola, Cuba (men and women), Kazakhstan, Niger, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan have 2 years for compulsory service.

Benin, Central African Republic, China, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal have 2 year terms, but selective conscription.

Israel has 3 years for men, 2 years for women.  Officers commit to 4 years, pilots commit to 9 years.

Bermuda (selective) has 38 months.

Bhutan has 3 years of spaced out training.

Cabo Verde has conflicting sources listing 14 and 24 months.

Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivore, Indonesia, Jordan (officially suspended as of 1999),  have unenforced conscription of undetermined length.

Egypt has 18-36 months, depending on education level.

Eritrea has selective conscription, but it's open-ended and more akin to slavery than military service.  Draft dodging, reasonably in my estimation, is quite high.

Guatemala has selective conscription, 1-2 years.

Iran is 20-24, based on where the man lives.

North Korea is believed to be 2 years, but sources state ambiguity.

South Korea is 21-24 months minimum, based on branch of service.  Huge controversies over celebrities being given exemptions as disabled.

Libyan law requires military training to all children as part of education, men and women are both liable for service, and the law stipulates 3 or 4 years service for men, based on branch of service.

Burma/Myanmar has a conscription law, but it wasn't in effect as of last year.  2-3 years, depending on occupation.

Russia is 1 or 2 years, depending on rank.

Sao Tome and Principe has conscription, but I can't find any information on length or even whether it's enforced.

Singapore has conscription, conflicting sources list 20 and 24 months.

Slovakia had conscription; conflicting sources state that it was either it was abolished or peacetime suspension as of 2006.

Somalia has conscription, but I can't figure out whether it's selective or all men, or how long term length is.

Current conscription for Sudan and South Sudan is unclear.

Taiwan is now a volunteer force, but if a man doesn't volunteer, he is conscripted for 3-4 months of training...  That sounds like mandatory training to me, service is volunteer.

One source says Togo has conscription, another says not, both say length of service is 2 years.

Ukraine, Vietnam have conscription for 18-24 months, depending on branch of service.

United Arab Emirates announced conscription in 2014, 9-24 months depending on education, but I can't find any sources on current conscription.

Uzbekistan technically has conscription, 1 year; in practice, they have too many volunteers to accommodate them all, so competition for enlisting is similar to competition among high students who are all applying to the same colleges.

Conflicting sources list Venezuelan length as 12 and 30 months.[/i]

I'm having trouble pinpointing which country has mandatory service for men, two years in length, serving only as peacekeepers...  Anyone see anything I missed?[/quote]

I see something you missed: A life. Go get one.[/quote]

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