6 hours agoFrance Returns Military Service
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The French government has presented a plan to bring national military service back to all 16-year-olds. It was an idea presented by Emmanuel Macron in his presidential campaign to promote a sense of civic duty and national unity among French youth. But some remain unjustified for the benefits. New Service [...]
It was an idea presented by Emmanuel Macron in his presidential campaign to promote a sense of civic duty and national unity among French youth.
But some remain unjustified for the benefits.
The new national service will cover all 16-year-olds, girls and boys and will be divided into two different phases.
The first phase is to place a month's mandatory focus on civic culture, which the government says will enable the youth to develop new relations and develop their role in society”.
Voluntary teaching and working with charitable organizations are among the options under consideration, in addition to traditional military training with police, fire service, or army.
The second phase is a voluntary deployment of at least three months to one year, in which young people will be encouraged to serve “in an area related to defence and security” dealt with, but again, they can choose to perform voluntary work related to heritage, environment or social care.
