- Target:
- Wasthington D.C
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.usaservice.org
National service is a common name for mandatory or voluntary government service programs (most often focusing on military service). (Compulsory military service is more often known as conscription.) National service was common in the 20th century, and many young people spent one or more years in such programs.
Compulsory military service typically requires all citizens, or all male and female citizens, to participate for a period of a year (or more in some countries) during their youth, usually at some point between the age of 18 and their late twenties.
The term National Service is still used to describe compulsory military service programs in countries including Austria, Mexico, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. India has a separate program called NSS (National Service Scheme) in which students from primary level to graduate level participate. In some Indian colleges (like IITs), it's a compulsory part of curricula.
We, the undersigned, call on the United States Government to enlist Males and Females between the ages of 17 to 30 years of age that are United States Citizens, to apply for voluntary National Service for two years or 24 months as part of a civilian force supporting local, state and federal agencies as a requirement to gain access to Federal Funds.
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The Support National Service petition to Wasthington D.C was written by Anonymous and is in the category Government at GoPetition.