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Mandatory national service: Media

Should the U.S. enact mandatory national service?

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A Peace Corps volunteer helping schoolchildren in Morocco.
Should the United States enact mandatory national service?
Courtesy of Peace Corps
Community clean-up
A possible form of national service.
© Yuri Arcurs/Dreamstime.com
Vietnam War
Military conscription was common during the Vietnam War of the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Kigali, Rwanda
One of the cleanest cities in Africa, June 14, 2016.
© Derejeb/Dreamstime.com
Peace Corps
A Peace Corps volunteer playing with kids in Colombia, 2023.
Courtesy of Peace Corps