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воинская обязанность (army training that young people must do in some countries: " He has to do his military service before going to university. CALD. the system in which every adult, or every male adult, in a country has to spend a period of time in the army, navy, or air force ⇨ draft: More and more men are refusing to do military service. * Armed forces: No standing army since 1868; citizens under 60 liable to military service in emergency. * Franken also avoided military service with student deferments while at Harvard and, ultimately, a high lottery number. * They will consider introducing exemptions from or alternatives to military service. 29. * Why had Hencke been exempted from military service? LDOCE. Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Some nations (e.g., Mexico) require a specific amount of military service from every citizen (except for special cases, such as physical or mental disorders or religious beliefs). A nation with a fully volunteer military does not normally require mandatory military service from its citizens, unless it is faced with a recruitment crisis during a time of war. WK Alexander Demidov); В/С (ветеран В/С Анна Ф) |
