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  2. Military Service Act, 1917 - Wikipedia

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    The Military Service Act, 1917 (French: Loi concernant le Service militaire) [1] was an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada which introduced conscription in the midst of the First World War. [2] It was passed due to a shortage of volunteers and was an effort to conscript more soldiers .

  3. United States home front during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Post-war era. The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls. There was a general feeling of agreement that the sacrifices were for the national good during the war.

  4. Military brat (U.S. subculture) - Wikipedia

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    Operation: Military Kids is a program designed to help "suddenly military" children understand the military culture to which they now belong, and Our Military Kids provides monetary grants that support tutoring, sports and other extracurricular activities of National Guard and Reserve children, whose parents sometimes incur a lapse in income ...

  5. Military history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    A form of compulsory military service was established in the Canadas during the 19th century, instituted in Lower Canada in 1803 and Upper Canada in 1808. [135] The compulsory sedentary militia comprised male inhabitants aged 16 to 60 and was mobilized solely during emergencies. In peacetime, service involved a one to two-day annual muster parade.

  6. Why lawmakers are pushing age verification requirements for ...

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    For example, Utah’s law states “the social media company shall deny access to the account” for any “Utah account holder fails to meet the verification requirements.” That means even ...

  7. Military service - Wikipedia

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    e. Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job ( volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft ( conscription ). Some nations, such as Israel, require a specific amount of military service from every citizen, except for special cases, such as ...

  8. Conscription in Canada - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Compulsory service in a sedentary militia was practiced in Canada as early as 1669 and continued until the late 19th century, when Canada's sedentary Reserve Militia system fell into disuse. However, conscription into a full-time military service had only been instituted twice by the government of Canada, during both world wars .

  9. Conscription - Wikipedia

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    Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. [ 1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names. The modern system of near-universal national conscription for young men dates to the French Revolution in the 1790s, where ...