The incumbent (Tory) party in the UK has included national service in their campaign leading up to next month’s federal [edit: national] election.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c988jdxl02vo
The proposed new scheme would not be conscription, where people are legally required to join the armed forces for a period. But it would compel people by law to complete a community programme over a 12-month period, or enrol in a year-long military training scheme, when they turn 18.
Sorry to be that guy but it’s just too jarring to me
We don’t have federal elections it’s a general election.
Apologies, corrected to national. More importantly, how do you feel about the incumbent party in your country planning to introduce soft conscription?
Yeah the article mentions that. And it mentions some conservative newspapers here are supporting the UK tories. But is anybody seriously talking about it for here?
