Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 302 “On discharge from active duty, on conscription and recruitment to the reserve force” on 12 August.

Army to address resulting shortfall in troop numbers by bringing in more reserve soldiers, for whom government announces new ...

The safety and wellbeing of the 2025 conscription intake is a top priority for the defence ministry, Defence Minister Vasilis ...

Many conscripts who endeavored to escape from the military camps were killed, while a few were successful in their attempts.

“The conscripts surrendered as soon as the first shots were fired,” Askerkhan explains with a shrug. “Those from the marine units who tried to resist were crushed.” ...

Finnish Army conscripts with the Guard Jaeger Regiment at Santahamina military base in Helsinki last month. Each year, some 20,000 men do mandatory service in the military or in a civilian role.

Rank-and-file soldiers who retreat are often shot dead or beaten by officers lurking behind the lines, according to a young ...

The training helps participants get used to aspects of military life, such as familiarising themselves with knives and ...

The generation of Cambodians who may find themselves in the firing line when the country introduces military conscription is split between quiet pangs of anxiety and proud proclamations of patriotism.

But former conscripts interviewed by CNN say Taipei will need to do far more than that if it is to make the training effective. Outdated, boring and impractical.