However, if WW3 was to happen, there could be some professions deemed as too crucial to the security of the UK to be permitted ... up for the war effort in WW1 and WW2 may be something to look ...

An expanded “citizen army”. It might work if it is voluntary, but conscription would face enormous challenges unless the UK faced the most existential threat. The UK recruits soldiers who are ...

Yes, they rely on conscription as well as volunteers ... to guard them with something heavier than a hashtag. In the UK, we need to step up, like our grandparents did in two bloody World Wars.

In Australia in 2023, 664 young people enlisted in the gap year programme, and 374 of these transferred on to a role in the permanent Australian Defence Force. Like in Australia, the gap year model in ...

The concept of being compelled into military service has shaped nations, defined generations, and sparked debates across the ...

African prisoners in German camps were studied by ethnographers, who recorded their voices. What they had to say is poignant ...

Germany's Defence Minister has given a major hint that the country could reintroduce compulsory military conscription to beef up its army. NATO countries are facing a growing threat from a more ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned the United Kingdom must be prepared to confront and defeat hostile states with modern military capabilities, as his government unveils a 1.5-billion-pound ...

The World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City is honoring US service members for Memorial Day. They're putting on a few different events and displays honoring veterans, starting with the ...

The crisis centers on long-standing tensions over military conscription exemptions for ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men. While most Israelis are required to serve – three years for men, two for women ...