Old Nov 7, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RicoD
Curious... does anyone know if other countries actually have plans like this?
Yes. Depends on what you qualify as this though. Off the top of my head, I know Germany, Sweden, and Denmark have this for sure.

They use it as a substitute for people who can't do military service, or opt out of it. In other countries they have compulsory military service, but in off hours they are sometimes used for community service functions.

If I get bored, I could look up to see if there's other western countries that do this too.
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