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Revision as of 09:07, 8 June 2001 by WojPob (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Some countries require by law that their citizens serve a term (8 to 18 months) in their armed forces. This process is known as conscription. Most countries only draft men, although some (eg. Israel) also draft women. The modern approach, however, is to have a proffessional military force, instead of drafting everyone in the country.
see also Military History