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By comparison, Norway conscripts both men and women, generally for 12 months.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

And the pressure felt by Israeli conscripts and reservists over the past two years has thrown a spotlight on those who do not serve.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Bern estimated it would double the cost of Switzerland's current militia system, which sees army conscripts do at least four months' service before being called up repeatedly over a decade for weeks-long refresher sessions.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Here, the Russian conscripts are either mean but brave or they just have rotten luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Learning happens on backless benches, at wooden tables grooved by the boredom of countless boys before them—squires, monks, conscripts, cadets.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr