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Compulsory Military Duty Worldwide Survey Highlights
An Associated Press survey shows compulsory military service is common worldwide. Nations differ on who is drafted or exempt, with deferments for family service, education, or prior duty. Countries like Britain, Canada, and Japan lack conscription, while Italy France Iraq Mexico and the Soviet Union use varying rules. Loans of service length and student exemptions vary greatly across nations.
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Britain
Canada
Japan
U.S
Italy
Netherlands
Iraq
Mexico