British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated on Saturday that the United Kingdom will reinstate selective compulsory military service, albeit in a different form, if the Conservative Party wins the forthcoming general election.
In a piece he wrote for the Mail on Sunday, Sunak said that, according to such a plan, 18-year-olds would be asked to serve a full military term of 12 months or volunteer in the public service for a week each month for a year.
"To those who complain that making it mandatory is unreasonable, I say: citizenship brings with it obligations as well as rights. Being British is about more than just the queue you join at passport control," Sunak wrote.
