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- Conscript redirects here, but may also refer to artificial script.
"Conscription" has also sometimes been used as a general term for non-military involuntary labour demanded by some established authority; for example, some translators of Old Testament commentaries use the term to describe the levies of labour used to build the Temple. In Japan during World War II, Japanese women and children were conscripted to work in factories.
Referring to forced service in the armed forces, the term "conscription" has two main meanings:
- forced service, usually of young men of a given age, e.g. 17–18, for a set period of time, commonly 1–2 years. (In the United Kingdom and Singapore this was commonly known as "national service"; in New Zealand, at first compulsory military training and later national service); in Norway, Safeguard Duty / 1st time service.
- forced service, for an indefinite period of time, in the context of a widespread mobilisation of forces for fighting war, including on the home territory, usually imposed on men in a much wider age group (e.g. 18–45). (In the United Kingdom this was commonly known as "call-up").
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GAH! Tonight's just getting silly. First, the conscription of The Air Freshener to defend against CatPooStink... Then...
scapey (Steve Fletcher) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:58:34 -0000
GAH! Tonight's just getting silly. First, the conscription of The Air Freshener to defend against CatPooStink... Then...
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Teens Resist Conscription In Israel: About 200 pre-draft teens in Israel have penned an open letter to that nat.. http://bit.ly/5eGsGr
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A Draft After the 2000 Elections? - There may yet be a military draft in the future if for those turning 20 in 2001, once the elections are out of the way. Documents key members of Congressional military committees, for the first time in a generation, are discussing revival of the draft.
Campaign against Servitude - The Ayn Rand Institute's campaign against Bill Clinton's Philadelphia Summit promoting citizen service. ARI has labelled the summit 'Anti-American'
Dodged Draft - Last week's House vote to eliminate draft registration was a symbolic blow against a vestige of slavery.
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Draft is Slavery - Links to essays criticizing military conscription.
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Draft Not Needed for Protection of Liberty - Article by Representative Ron Paul (R) of Texas against selsective service registration.
Draft Registration: The Politics of Institutional Immortality - Even the Department of Defense acknowledges that registration could be dropped with no effect on military mobilization requirements. Yet draft registration lives on, an example of the difficulty of terminating even the most useless government programs.
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Draftresistance.org - A group attacking the policies of selective service registration in the USA.
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European Campaign Against Conscription - Struggling to end forced military drafts.
Manifesto against Conscription and the Military System - States that conscript armies, with their large corps of professional officers, are a grave menace to peace.
Neither Fair Nor Useful - Believes the State must not arbitrarily and systematically oblige its citizens to go into a service, armed or not, against their will.
No-Conscription Fellowship - An organisation active since the First World War which encourages men to refuse war service.
Resisting Military Conscription through Taxation - Some governments actually have the gall to tax you for failing to join the military, even in the US.
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The Chickenhawk Database - Detailing the means by which various right-wing politicians and personalities avoided military service in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, with reasons ranging from Tom Delay's educational deferment to Ken Starr's psoriasis to Rush Limbaugh's anal cysts.
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