Now is not mandatory.
No, it does not.
In most countries, enlisting in the military is not mandatory. However, there are countries with mandatory military service laws that require all eligible citizens to serve in the military for a specified period. It's important to check the requirements and laws of your specific country to understand if military service is mandatory or voluntary.
Military involvement is mandatory in Mexico for all 18 year-old males.
Yes, they do have a manditory military serivice in Chile
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education is mandatory and free up to age 16 in Jamaica
In other countries it is called conscription, or mandatory military service.
No it did not. The soldiers joined voluntarily and the army was professional.
18 Years old.
While a form of Selective Service registration remains a requirement in the United States for males reaching the age of 18, the draft (actually mandatory military service) ended in the US in 1973.
The claim from Mandatory Service To Become an Adult is that young people should be required to serve in some capacity, such as military or community service, in order to gain perspective and maturity as they transition into adulthood.