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France Plans Revival Of Compulsory National Service
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 28, 2018 08:29pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Scott Neuman |
| News Date | Thursday, June 28, 2018 12:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The French government has a plan to revive compulsory national service for young people between the ages of 16 and 21 — a watered-down version of a proposal put forth on the campaign trail by then-presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron.
Under the plan, French boys and girls would do a minimum of one-month of service, with a focus on "teaching, working with charities, and traditional military training with the police, fire service or army," Euro News reports.
"They can then volunteer to do a further three months to a year after that, which could involve an area linked to [defense] and security, or more volunteer work," the news service says.
Even so, the plan is a toned-down version of what Macron proposed in 2017. His initial idea was "a sort of military service in miniature, with all French citizens forced to have a 'direct experience of military life' for a minimum of one month between the ages of 18 and 21," according to the BBC. |
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