National service

Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Labour lambasts youth policy as ‘desperate and unfunded’ and designed to make youngsters fix government-created problems

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Every 18-year-old would choose between joining the military or volunteering one weekend a month in the community.

National service plan will get young people 'out of their bubble ...

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

National service would engage young people in society again when "too many live in their own bubble", Home Secretary James Cleverly has told the BBC.

Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Criticism of proposed scheme comes as another blow to the party’s struggling election campaign

National service explained: Rishi Sunak unveils Conservative ...

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

The government has confirmed no one will be forced to do military training under the £2.5bn scheme.

Minister ruled out National Service over morale fears day after Sunak called election

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Rishi Sunak’s proposal to reintroduce national service 61 years after it was scrapped has created a backlash

‘No one going to jail’ for avoiding UK national service, says Cleverly

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Home secretary says teenagers will not face criminal sanction if they refuse to join military or do volunteer work

Refusing mandatory National Service won't lead to prison, home secretary says after Tory policy launch

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

Teenagers would have the option of military service or volunteering for a year under the Conservatives' first policy pledge of the election campaign.

What is National Service and how would it work as Sunak announces mandatory scheme

2024-05-25 23:00:00 UTC

What exactly are the Tories proposing and could teenagers be arrested for refusing call-up?

National_service

National service is the system of compulsory or voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term national service comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939.

The length and nature of national service depends on the country in question. In some instances, national service is compulsory, and citizens living abroad can be called back to their country of origin to complete it. In other cases, national service is voluntary.