Saturday, October 30, 2010

Germany debates ending conscription | WBEZ

 

Germany recently reduced its compulsory military service to six months. And now the country is considering doing away with the draft all together. The possibility of ending the draft would be a significant change for a country that began universal conscription so it could fight off Napoleon and the French army in the early 19th century.

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