Talk:Military service

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I fail to see how this can be anything but a dictionary definition, not an encyclopedia article. (Next thing you know, somebody will create "List of people who have served in the military" .... or maybe "Pokeman characters who have served in the military") - DavidWBrooks 13:38, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Well, information about nations with compulsory military service can be included, as well as background on the debate as to whether or not that's a good idea and its historical implications. That's just one area of it. Kurt Weber 15:09, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Actually, all information about modern-day mandatory service should be moved to conscription which is where those disambiguating redirects already point. --Joy [shallot] 21:02, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

AlMac|(talk) Suggests that this article be compared to National service ... there may be some duplicated material, that can be merged. AlMac|(talk) 17:38, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

The statement about some countries having mandated military service is nonsense. The vast majority of states worldwide have armed forces that are mandated by their governments, as opposed to being private militias. Is the purpose of the article to describe conscription I wonder ? If so, then merging with that article or with National Service should be considered. Also, I think wikipedia needs to get away from using the confusing term military as it can either mean "of armed forces" or "of armies" simultaneously, leading to confusion...unless "military service" is a term in official use, that is.JRL 08:42, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

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There have been several requests to try to organize Category Military since it has over 50 articles and over 50 sub-categories. I am trying to help out, by adding a new sub-category Politics of Military, which will include this, and other articles about aspects of recruiting people into the military that can be controversial, such as the topic of very young children being made into child soldiers, also issues of gender, different religions side by side, conscientious objector and so forth. AlMac|(talk) 17:15, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

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