Back in the 1940s, profession, age and medical conditions were all factors in determining who was exempt from military service and who was not. People employed across certain industries vital to ...

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If a major conflict were to break out, history suggests that the first to be drafted would be young, physically fit men, particularly those in the 18 to 25 age bracket. This group is traditionally ...

As Russia tensions continue and a new military gap year programme launches, we look at which essential workers could be ...

An EU briefing on mandatory military service has outlined what considerations are taken into account when deciding whether to ...

The job groups who are most likely to be safe from the process have previously been revealed, as bakers, farmers, doctors, nurses and engineers will likely be exempt due to their connections to the ...

Germany is bringing back a form of conscription to encourage more young people to become soldiers. But in some European countries, conscription never went away.In 2011, Germany ended compulsory ...

From May, under-25s will have the opportunity to embark upon a new gap year military programme amid chilling global developments. But which jobs would be safe from national conscription should World W ...