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Article: State needs to seriously rethink conscription rules.
- Article from:
- Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2009
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NUMBERS of young men avoiding military service have been on the rise for years. It is estimated that about 20 per cent of young males, of every conscription age, are now avoiding serving in the National Guard. It is an astonishingly high percentage which raises questions about the very principle of universal male conscription.
When one in five young males avoid conscription, primarily for psychological reasons, any thought of equal treatment is dispelled. As the system is now, honest young men have to serve for 25 months, while those who feign psychological problems (the overwhelming majority have nothing of the sort) are given an exemption.
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