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Military service - Definition and Overview |
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Military service is service in the armed forces of a nation or the military arm of a political organization.
A military service that is mandated by a state is known as conscription. Many nations mandate a certain period of military service, either for all able-bodied males or for all citizens.
Military service in the times of feudalism often meant land tenure by service in the army of a feudal lord.
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