| 单词 | national service |
| 例句 | Similarly, Wesker's two years' national service in the RAF is directly reflected in the brilliant Chips with Everything, first seen at the Royal Court in 1962. Arnold Wesker: food for thought 2012-05-21T18:30:02Z He worked in London for several years but returned to Australia after being told he would have to do national service in the British Army. Author Christopher Koch dies aged 81 2013-09-27T16:07:52Z Many architects trained in the postwar years had done their national service in the RAF, which had stoked a professional passion for the aerial view. Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z He did his national service with the East African Rifles and boasted of single-handedly quelling a Mau-Mau uprising. Toby Robertson obituary 2012-07-08T17:28:50Z He attended grammar school and gained an Oxford scholarship, but this was thwarted by his national service in 1942. Jeff Keen 2012-06-24T15:35:14Z A video loop shows the send-off party for Mr. Miljanovic as he was heading off for national service. Scene/Seen: A Cold War Nuclear Bunker Takes on New Life as Art Museum 2011-08-05T14:00:07Z After a couple of years of peaceful national service, he escaped to Paris, where he amused himself shooting 8mm films of street life, before slinking back home when his money ran out. Frederick Wiseman: ‘I’m not a fly on the wall. I’m at least 2% conscious’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z After doing his national service in the RAF, and working as a Post Office telephone engineer, he joined the BBC in 1957 as a technical operator. Bernie Andrews obituary 2010-07-20T17:08:00Z In the Senate in the 1990s, he championed universal health care and later worked with several nonprofit organizations on national service and volunteering. ‘A part of the magic of love’: How Harris Wofford fell for a man 50 years his junior 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Hoping it would go away, she went through an all-boys public school, did national service in the Royal Air Force, began a career in mechanical engineering, married and had three children. 'Age has nothing to do with it': how it feels to transition later in life 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Several national services also do recovery, and Checkbook asked computer-repair pros which ones they recommend based on their own experiences. What to do if all your computer files go poof 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Before national service and Chelsea School of Art, he was a close student of cartoons, London pub signs, Edward Hopper and the posters of Toulouse-Lautrec. Patrick Caulfield/Gary Hume – review 2013-06-06T06:00:05Z On turning 20, he is effectively rescued from a life of rural illiteracy and misery by – of all things – national service. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, the radical brothers who electrified Italian cinema 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z We girls were straight from school, but the men were not – they'd all done national service, most had been in the war; they knew a thing or two that they were anxious to teach us. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z I was just a person who, for my own reasons, ended up moving to the region under the auspices of this national service program called VISTA, which is expressly stated to "alleviate poverty." "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Unlimited national service costs $2,950 a month, and other packages offer unlimited regional flight bookings for $1,500 a month. Cruise and Air News: Robots Onboard; Chefs Too 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In Britain there was no conscription after the end of national service in 1960. Jon Savage on song: The Zombies ? Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 2011-03-17T09:32:54Z "When I first heard about this the only thing I heard was 'national service' and I thought 'Oh my God, they're bringing it back,'" Caine said. Political Job for Caine as star joins UK campaign 2010-04-08T13:53:00Z Maoz, an Israeli soldier by dint of the fact that he was still doing his national service when the war began, was a member of the tank corps. My hopes for peace 2010-05-01T23:09:00Z It has a lot of complicated roots in Appalachia as a national service program that basically was started to respond to poverty in Appalachia. "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z To my surprise, however, my next rite de passage, national service, was quite different. Philip French: my life as a stammerer 2010-12-26T00:05:05Z Additionally, he wants to boost the “democratic ethic” through a new national service program, a public fund for journalism and a renewed effort to assimilate new immigrants. Could Politics Be Fairer? Two New Books Say Yes 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z With their parents, who were Orthodox Jews, the boys moved frequently during World War II before being drafted for national service as coal miners. Peter Shaffer, acclaimed British playwright of ‘Equus’ and ‘Amadeus,’ dies at 90 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z He did much of his national service in Kenya. Hugh Thomas obituary 2010-08-12T17:23:00Z His course was interrupted by national service, which took him to Germany. John Burgess obituary 2011-01-02T18:22:59Z While doing his national service with the RAF, Briers attended evening classes in drama. Richard Briers: the sweetest of men 2013-02-18T14:31:30Z In prep kitchens at the Southeast Ohio Foodbank & Regional Kitchen and Hocking College, product purchased at the auction is delivered by Rural Action for culinary students, national service members, and volunteers to process. With a focus on food sovereignty, rural Appalachian Ohio is rebounding 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z He did his national service as a psychiatric nurse. Bob Cuff obituary 2010-04-14T17:37:00Z Opera America, the New York-based national service organization for opera companies, named Bienkowski as one of four winners of its annual National Opera Trustee Recognition Award, which gives behind-the-scenes supporters a turn in the spotlight. Long Beach Opera leader wins national award for opera trustees 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Engaged at 17 to Betty – they married six years later – Ball spent his national service as a craftsman in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and played in a trio in the Naafi. Kenny Ball 2013-03-07T17:31:53Z After national service in the Royal Navy, he pursued a variety of short-lived careers from clerk to salesman. John Howard Davies obituary 2011-08-24T17:45:22Z Instead, he did two years of national service in Malaya. David Bailey: out of his skulls 2010-08-25T20:30:00Z Sharpe, the son of a preacher from the northeastern English county of Northumberland, was educated at Cambridge University's Pembroke College and spent his national service during World War Two in the Royal Marines. British author Tom Sharpe dies aged 85 2013-06-06T11:25:21Z A video loop shows the send-off party for Mr. Miljanovic as he headed off for national service. A Cold War Bunker Shelters Art in Former Yugoslavia 2011-09-04T22:55:02Z After national service, he played in the Malcolm Mitchell Trio, touring on the variety circuit, and accompanied visiting Americans such as Hoagy Carmichael and Maxine Sullivan. Johnny Pearson obituary 2011-04-06T17:52:35Z Her boyfriend is sent away on national service, but not before getting her pregnant. Commission us: a library of kids' films 2010-10-11T13:50:00Z The National Library Service provides about 2,000 books a year to the network, but the national service can't cater to local tastes. Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle is a volunteer wonder 2011-08-26T22:08:04Z But the company’s national service manager, Loren Huck, continued to sell replacement parts. Don’t give up on your vintage gas stove. It can be fixed. 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z After training as a bookbinder and two years of national service in the RAF, he became a busy semi-professional. Lol Coxhill obituary 2012-07-11T17:19:52Z Before joining Granada, Woodhead had undergone his national service by eavesdropping on radio traffic between Soviet pilots at an airbase near Berlin. For young Soviets, the Beatles were a first, mutinous rip in the iron curtain 2013-04-20T13:00:01Z Most are from Syria, where conflict has raged for nearly four years, and Eritrea, where human rights experts say national service, an indefinite conscription, amounts to forced labor. U.N. urges states to save boat people as record numbers take to seas 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z “It is considered one of the best and certainly the largest spaces in the city for dance,” said Amy Fitterer, the executive director of Dance USA, a national service organization. With City Opera Leaving, Koch Theater Has a ?Vacancy? Sign 2011-07-12T12:00:00Z Hollands had been doing his national service, and volunteered to go to Korea. Korean war: a British soldier's memories of a forgotten conflict 2013-07-24T13:56:37Z When he was later required to do national service Barry, who played the trumpet, joined the army band, where he learned to arrange music. John Barry dies aged 77 2011-01-31T09:37:55Z There's a Guardian-supported section on new Israeli/Palestinian docs, including Ameer Got His Gun, a startling portrait of a Muslim Arab who enlists for Israeli national service. This week's new film events 2012-10-12T23:05:39Z After prep school in Brighton, Nicolas went to the Mercers’ school in the City of London before undertaking national service. Nicolas Roeg obituary 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z After national service, he was accepted into the painting school at the Royal College of Art. Gerry Vaughan obituary 2012-08-16T12:17:01Z Aged 16, Haisman won a scholarship to Rada, and went on to entertain British troops in postwar Germany while doing national service with the army. Mervyn Haisman obituary 2010-12-09T18:02:00Z He is on the board of directors of Opera America, a national service organization for opera companies. Gotham Opera’s Liabilities Bring Scrutiny 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z I did my national service on the lower deck of a minesweeper," he says, "and I went all the way up the east coast: Lowestoft, Grimsby, Hull, North Shields. Get Carter: In search of lost Tyne 2011-03-03T22:00:01Z Admittedly, Williams had a cushy national service, but he was describing himself as a "suicidalist" from 1947, the year after his demob. Where does all the best comedy come from? Death and war 2012-07-06T21:30:01Z One of the key themes of the Big Society is a kind of national service for kids aged 16-24. Martha Lane Fox: I intend to get the whole country online 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z When the concept of Eurovision was about to be launched in the late 1950s, we television hacks were taken on a brief tour of the national services taking part. Robert Robinson obituary 2011-08-13T12:28:49Z He became an actor serendipitously when a cousin, appearing in an amateur play, was called to active military duty and asked Mr. Sinden, whose asthma kept him from national service, to take over the role. Donald Sinden dies; multifaceted British actor of movies, TV and stage He passed the examinations one month before Japan surrendered, resigned himself to postwar national service as a radio operator and spent two years in Malaya at the start of the emergency. Alan Sillitoe obituary 2010-04-25T14:15:00Z Dance/NYC is a branch of Dance/USA, a national service organization for professional dance. ArtsBeat Blog: New Report Cites Strong Start-Up Culture of Dance in the City 2011-11-15T19:25:51Z I got a bit curious and then suspicious and then somewhat disillusioned with the idea of national service as it currently stands. "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Khoo’s obsession with watches began when he was 21, just after he completed national service in Singapore and started sales and marketing studies at Curtin University in Australia. The Watch Fund: Trading in Passion 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z He spent four years doing national service and then another four unemployed before getting a job as a recording clerk at the Slovenian Marxist Centre, where he became involved with scholars committed to Lacanian psychoanalysis. A life in writing: Slavoj ?i?ek 2011-07-15T21:55:00Z Mr. O’Leary, who is the chairman of the board of Opera America, a national service organization, will begin the position July 1, after wrapping up his final season in St. Louis. Washington’s Opera Taps a Champion of New Work From St. Louis 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z After doing his national service, he returned to the shipyards, determined to escape as soon as possible. Alan Sharp 2013-02-14T11:40:41Z Years later a female student doing national service in the community comes across a box of clothing which seems to belong to the missing girl. Michael Stanley's top 10 African crime novels 2010-06-30T14:27:00Z While performing national service in the British Army, he studied Russian. D.M. Thomas, 88, Dies; His ‘White Hotel’ Was a Surprise Best Seller 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z After national service, he read history at Jesus College, Oxford, where he was a contemporary and friend of the critic Kenneth Tynan. Peter Hardwick obituary 2013-02-28T11:49:32Z I knew about the Argentine army because I did national service. Rodolfo Fogwill obituary 2010-08-27T17:10:00Z The group found another drummer, Norman Chapman, but when he was called up for national service, Mr. McCartney took over on the drums, with Lennon and Harrison occasionally filling in. Allan Williams, First Manager of the Beatles, Dies at 86 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z After national service in the RAF, he built the Phantom at the Rolls-Royce factory and then drove a black taxi. Glen Matlock: ‘My mum got called Mrs Sex Pistols, which really upset her’ 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z After graduation from college in 1956, he served three years in the Marines, later calling the experience so valuable that he thought all young people should take part in national service. Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ dies at 85 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z When I did national service, "I am treading on your hair – get your hair cut!" Q&A: Ken Loach 2012-06-01T21:09:01Z In October the company was awarded $117,360 from the national service organization Dance/USA to support its audience-engagement programs, which belie the conventional wisdom that dance is marginalized and misunderstood in American culture. Boise and Trey McIntyre Project in a Deep Passion 2010-08-13T19:05:00Z Now a year of civilian national service can suffice, the police ministry says. Aghast at Hamas killings, Israelis buy up guns with government's blessing 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Israeli people are subject to compulsory national service - but evidence suggests many of those taken hostage by Hamas are civilians, like the people featured in these videos. Who's behind Israel-Gaza disinformation and hate online? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Israel's army relies on this enormous reserve contingent, made up of civilians who have completed their compulsory national service but can be mobilised again for duty until the age of 40. 'A lot of adrenaline, a lot of unknowns': Reservists flock to join Israel's fight 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Seattle and King County also utilize Smart911, a free, national service that allows residents to voluntarily provide information about themselves and their households to 911 — including a home address, medical conditions and emergency contacts. Interpreters ready to aid Seattle’s non-English speakers who dial 911 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z There are plans to link it with AmeriCorps, the national service program, and leverage several smaller climate corps initiatives that states have launched in California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, and Washington. The American Climate Corps Wants You 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Our mission includes advancing all types of national service, volunteerism and civic engagement. Sept. 11: ‘Remembrance through service’ 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Such concern among policymakers is rare in the communist state that has in the past often pressed banks into national service, demanding commercial banks sacrifice profits to serve the economy. Analysis: Case builds for China's banks to cut deposit rates 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z It had been 20 years since his national service, he said, but he had done refresher training over the years to avoid becoming rusty with a gun. 'A lot of adrenaline, a lot of unknowns': Reservists flock to join Israel's fight 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Chinese lenders are under pressure from Beijing to provide national services to boost the faltering economy, squeezing their profits. China Construction Bank H1 profit up 3.36% 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Eritrea’s government, he said, maintains its national service program is “unfairly judged.” Eritrean festivals have been attacked in Europe, North America. The government blames ‘asylum scum’ 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Mohamed Babiker said Eritrea has a policy of indefinite national service, including a civil service component and a military service component. UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z He had joined the Birmingham Post and Mail newspaper organisation as a trainee reporter in 1951 at the age of 16 and later completed his national service before working for The Daily Telegraph. Football phone-in pioneer Tony Butler dies 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z King Charles II will be presented with the Honours of Scotland in a national service of thanksgiving and dedication. Honours of Scotland: Order of service for King's thanksgiving service 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z During a national service of thanksgiving, due to begin at 14:15, the King will be presented with the Honours of Scotland. King Charles to be presented with Scottish crown jewels 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z During a national service of thanksgiving, the King will be presented with the Scottish crown jewels in a ceremony in Edinburgh on Wednesday, marking his Coronation. Scottish Green leaders to snub King's cathedral ceremony 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z While Eritrea maintains its national service program is “unfairly judged,” Babiker said he continues to receive “numerous and credible reports of grave human rights violation in the context of forced national/military service.” UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The King will be presented with the Honours of Scotland at a national service of thanksgiving at St Giles' Cathedral on Wednesday 5 July. King's visit to Scotland to mark coronation confirmed for July 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service that places journalists in newsrooms. Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Conservatives argued that communitarian ideas undermined individual rights by dictating boundaries of personal behavior and enforcing conformity through churches, public schools, national service and other coercive pressures disguised as campaigns of public spiritedness. Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Eritrea is a highly restrictive state that controls almost all aspects of people's lives, and many want to avoid the prospect of compulsory national service. Sudan conflict: The Eritrean refugees caught between two crises 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The special investigator said his interviews with Eritrean asylum-seekers and refugees point to indefinite national service as the main driver of people leaving Eritrea. UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z In 1941, all British women between eighteen and fifty years old were declared available for national service. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z "People value something more if they have a stake in creating. That's why I'm proposing a constitutional amendment that requires 18-year-olds to pass a civics test or meet a national service requirement." GOP candidate wants to restrict voting for Americans between 18 to 25 amid Republican struggles 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z It proposed more self-discipline and checks on misbehavior; national service for young people, wider participation in jury duty and military service; and an emphasis on orderly conduct enforced by the police. Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z He said Maia, who was volunteering for national service in a high school, was "wonderful, beautiful, had a lot of friends... she was very keen to do a second year of volunteering". Maia and Rina Dee: Funerals of sisters killed in occupied West Bank to take place 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z After completing his national service in the Royal Navy, where he commanded a fast patrol boat, he went into journalism. Obituary: Nigel Lawson 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Lyons also said the company was negotiating with national service providers over roaming agreements to cover users traveling outside Austin. Reshaping Corporate America With Billions in Giveaways 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z But in order to access such treatment, women have to be assessed by the national service in Glasgow. The mesh in my body is a 'ticking time bomb' 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z That has led to renewed interest in expanding national service programs such as AmeriCorps; President Biden, for example, recently proposed creating a new Civilian Climate Corps. Opinion | The all-volunteer force turns 50 — and faces its worst crisis yet 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The daughter of a nurse and a federal law enforcement officer who also served in the Army, she says she was drawn to national service and the idea of learning new languages and cultures. After serving in CIA, lawmaker now has role overseeing it 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z That includes expanding the domestic shipbuilding and arms industry, buying more defensive weaponry from the U.S. and extending the national service requirement for all men from four months to a full year beginning in 2024. Taiwan’s Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z For his compulsory national service, Mr. Hodges joined the Royal Navy, serving aboard a minesweeper that traveled between poor fishing communities along the British coastline. Mike Hodges, British director known for ‘Get Carter,’ dies at 90 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z She has been told she has to get a number of tests done locally, including an MRI, before she can be referred to the national service. The mesh in my body is a 'ticking time bomb' 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z To make a real difference, national service would have to be obligatory. Opinion | The all-volunteer force turns 50 — and faces its worst crisis yet 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z On Monday, Sunak called an emergency cabinet meeting to shape plans to keep the country’s vital national services going, with the army on standby. U.K. nurses strike over pay, testing a health-care system in crisis 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Typically, undocumented students can’t participate in national service programs because federal rules prohibit them from receiving funding. California Begins Service Program for College Students 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Veterans groups say about 22,000 U.K. military personnel were involved in British and American tests in the 1950s and 60s, many of them conscripts doing postwar national service. Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The national service has been organised by Cardiff Council and Welsh government with the Royal British Legion. Remembrance Sunday: Services across Wales commemorate the fallen 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Obligatory national service is no more likely, in today’s climate, than a renewal of military conscription. Opinion | The all-volunteer force turns 50 — and faces its worst crisis yet 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The rising Chinese threat has spurred calls on Taiwan for additional defense investments and a lengthening of the term of national service required of all Taiwanese men. Taiwan’s Tsai says no backing down to Chinese aggression 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The world's biggest boy band BTS will be abandoning their fandom "army" to join the South Korean military for national service, their agents say. BTS: K-pop stars to take time out for military service 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z One path out, he thinks, is compulsory national service, drawing citizens together to combat the loss of a “common story” and a “common experience.” Opinion | The paradoxes of Gavin Newsom 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z So it’s especially welcome to see a program providing free legal services to journalists expand from a pilot project in Washington and California to a national service. Program of free legal services to journalists expands nationwide 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr Doyle, a technician and civil servant, was present at a later test - Operation Grapple in 1957 - for his national service. Nuclear test veterans 'need Hillsborough-level apology' 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Asked for comment, a Qatari government official said in a statement that Qatar's national service program would continue as normal during the World Cup. Exclusive: Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security - source 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Most of the calls for national service have followed major flash points in history, from the terrorist attacks on 9/11 to the 2016 presidential election, which caused political divisiveness. Wes Moore wants Md. students to do a year of service after graduating 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z “Cadets of the present who devote their lives to national service should do so in an environment and setting that honors the greatest examples, traditions and leaders of our past,” the report to Congress stated. Robert E. Lee in the crosshairs as panel urges West Point, Annapolis to strip Confederate names 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z It will be the first time the national service has been canceled, after three days of regional strikes last week. World Digest: Aug. 29, 2022 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z He was conscripted into the Royal Corps of Signals for his national service where, like many artists, he was given a role as a draughtsman and set to drawing electrical circuits, much to his disgust. Obituary: Raymond Briggs 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z On the morning of Sept. 22, about 30 national service participants stood to attention in one of the temporary security huts outside Khalifa International Stadium, one of the eight grounds where matches will be played. Exclusive: Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security - source 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Young people from France’s universal national service program stood and applauded as the parade got underway, happy to be watching the event in person. Ukraine plays special role in France’s Bastille Day parade 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z In 1906, psychologist William James proposed national service as a way to boost political engagement among young Americans. U.S. teacher-training program boosts voting among young adults 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercover issues. US Senate race promises to be fight for nonpartisan voters 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z According to recent data from Dance/USA, the national service organization, troupes with budgets of $3 million and below are mostly led by female artistic directors. Susan Jaffe might blow up the entire way we think about ballet 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Outside, hundreds of national service participants toured the stadium perimeter where workers were setting up ticketing queues. Exclusive: Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security - source 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Nearly 200 letters were received from readers unhappy with the decision to discontinue the TV listings we published from a syndicated national service. Why L.A. Times readers are not happy to lose TV listings 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Researchers had theorized that national service programs could improve dismally low voting participation rates among young adults. U.S. teacher-training program boosts voting among young adults 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z It is also one of the few countries in the European Union that requires all men to serve in the military — or perform other national service — when they turn 18. As Finland considers NATO membership, citizens mobilize for an invasion by Russia 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z After undergoing his national service with the RAF, Smethurst went to the London Academy of Dramatic Arts. Jack Smethurst: Love Thy Neighbour star dies aged 89 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z "As a national service, we can quickly flex resources and move people to where they are needed and respond to increased demand and high absence levels." Covid in Scotland: Police use probationers to cover soaring absences 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z I was deeply disappointed to read that The Times has decided to no longer publish television listings, courtesy of a national service. Why L.A. Times readers are not happy to lose TV listings 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Such a finding, she says, would be a boon to advocates of national service. U.S. teacher-training program boosts voting among young adults 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z In public Visa has downplayed concerns about the rise of RuPay, which has been supported by public lobbying from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has included likening the use of local cards to national service. EXCLUSIVE Visa complains to U.S. govt about India backing for local rival RuPay 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The national service, which follows Armistice Day on Nov. 11, is traditionally marked by the wearing of poppies and a national two-minute silence observed at 11 a.m. Queen sprains back, misses Remembrance Sunday service 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The national service, which follows Armistice Day on Nov. 11, is traditionally marked by the wearing of poppies and a two-minute silence observed at 11 a.m. Queen sprains back, won’t attend Remembrance Sunday event 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Stephanie García is a corps member for Report for America, which is an initiative of the Ground Truth Project, a national service program that places emerging journalists in local newsrooms around the country. Pigtown Climbs seeks to build community by involving the community with its fresh vision 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr Yeo spent nearly three years in jail, one year longer than the national service training programme. The men going to military jail for their faith 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z It is not a new idea to include a stint of national service for young people. Opinion | Come together — in service 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z All young Colombian men are required to spend at least a year doing military or police national service, though those attending university and able to pay a fee are excused. Why were Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti? Experts say they are popular mercenaries 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The most transformative way would be through a national service program that sent kids across the country to really learn what it’s like to grow up in another part of our nation. Our lack of curiosity is a threat to democracy 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z A good foundation would be a one-year mandatory national service program. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z But ministers have insisted on the need for such strict conscription policies, saying that "national service is vital to the security of a small country like Singapore". The men going to military jail for their faith 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z A second major benefit of national service is the opportunity for the young person involved to feel proud to contribute something meaningful, be it a piece of infrastructure, environmental remediation, teaching and so on. Opinion | Come together — in service 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Some proposed solutions — such as better civics education, or a year of national service, or institutional reforms such as ranked-choice voting or independent redistricting commissions — tend to sound like naive do-gooderism. Opinion | To fight the GOP’s antidemocratic fire, we need a national effort at civic healing 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local news. Oregon lawmakers pass amendment to ‘pause’ evictions 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Universal national service would include one year of civilian service or military service for all adults to be completed before they reach the age of 25, with responsibilities met domestically or around the world. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z “Michael’s appointment signals not just a commitment to equity and innovation, both very welcome, but also that this administration takes national service seriously as a strategy, given his accomplishments,” she said in an emailed statement. Biden signals equity focus with new AmeriCorps leader choice 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z One way — and this is not an original idea — is national service: a year or two for young Americans to serve the country in many different capacities, civilian, military, etc. After COVID-19 and Jan. 6, George Packer on the 'Last Best Hope' for an unwound country 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The national service is expected now on Oct. Number of police officers shot this year reaches 128, union says 'defund' movement a factor 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z “I want to know if we can provide this national service without impacting to an unreasonable degree our well-established uses of the waterfront,” said Fred Felleman, a Port of Seattle commissioner. Coast Guard could triple base size on Seattle waterfront as U.S. ramps up Arctic presence 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Compulsory national service is not a panacea, but neither is it a mere placebo. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z “It’s an inspired nomination, and it shows how seriously the Biden administration takes national service,” Brown said. Biden signals equity focus with new AmeriCorps leader choice 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z An organization called Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms, including The Associated Press, to report on undercovered issues. New Deal: Colorado-national consortium buys community papers 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z “For those young people who do not feel moved by patriotism or propelled by economics to enlist in the military, there should be other options for national service like AmeriCorps,” we wrote in 2006. Opinion | Should Young Americans Be Required to Give a Year of Service? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Report for Americ a is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. ‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The time has come for compulsory national service for all young people — with no exceptions. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The stimulus bill enacted in the spring included a funding boost of nearly $1 billion over three years to expand national service programs. Biden signals equity focus with new AmeriCorps leader choice 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z During his national service in the Spanish army he would avoid drinking in bars during down time with his fellow soldiers, opting instead for a luxury hotel and a laptop to indulge his passion: politics. Extreme E's plan to change the way we race 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But his fundamental argument, that “a permanently successful peace-economy cannot be a simple pleasure-economy,” remains the basic case for national service. Opinion | Should Young Americans Be Required to Give a Year of Service? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Report for America is a national service program from The GroundTruth Project that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. DISPATCH: When home burns, and your job is to cover it 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z A sensible system of compulsory national service would build bridges between people and turn them into citizens. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Bill Paul grew up in Giffnock on the south side of Glasgow and did his national service as a radar operator with the RAF in Malta. Covid in Scotland: Families remember loved ones lost to coronavirus 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. DISPATCH: Covering loss, even as it comes to your own door 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z According to Google trends, search interest in mandatory national service hit a five-year high in 2017 as the yawning political divide in America became increasingly evident. Opinion | Should Young Americans Be Required to Give a Year of Service? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. DISPATCH: Covering loss, even as it comes to your own door 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Compulsory national service would make us more self-reliant and at the same time more interdependent. Opinion | To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. In Nevada desert, a technology firm aims to be a government 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Starting in May, mandatory national service in the Greek Armed Forces will be increased from nine to 12 months to boost the number of people serving in uniform. Greece, France to sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Conscription came to an end in 1973, and in the years since, this board has several times called on the government to expand the opportunities for national service, military or civilian. Opinion | Should Young Americans Be Required to Give a Year of Service? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Starting in May, mandatory national service in the Greek Armed Forces will be increased from nine to 12 months to boost the number of people serving in uniform. Greece, France to sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z I’ve seen firsthand how national service will be one of the most effective ways the Biden administration will restore the soul of America. Opinion | A Climate Corps to the rescue 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Civil defense workers are part of the Swiss system of compulsory national service for all able-bodied men. Pandemic hospital duty tests Swiss civil defense 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z That is not likely to happen, as Mr. Buttigieg acknowledged when he said his proposed national service would be “if not legally obligatory but certainly a social norm.” Opinion | Should Young Americans Be Required to Give a Year of Service? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z “I felt embarrassed,” said Ng, 35, a manager at a construction company who once served as a police officer during his mandatory national service period. Singapore's Red Ants are here to remind (and occasionally shame) you into wearing your mask 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.. 550 new virus cases, Oregon’s largest daily total to date 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z “Soldiers leave as soon as they’ve completed national service. That’s a big problem. A lot of people think a good man doesn’t become a soldier.” To stop a Chinese invasion, Taiwan has to first fight the stigma of military service 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under covered issues. Colorado will vote on paid family, medical leave program 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Local authorities like Leicester are now conducting their own contact tracing for coronavirus alongside the national service. 'I spoke to one person in four months' 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Later on, when I was doing national service in longer trousers, I saw the ceremony performed again, on the parade ground in Ingleburn, New South Wales, in 1958. Clive James: 'The poems I remember are the milestones marking the journey of my life' 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Meiners is an Environment Reporter for The Spectrum & Daily News through Report for America, a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Biologists survey wildfire destruction on tortoise habitat 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z But the national service will shrink from 18,000 contact tracers to 12,000 with the remaining non-NHS call handlers redeployed as part of dedicated local test and trace teams, the Department of Health says. Contact tracers in England cut by 6,000 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z "The national service struggles where people don't find it easy to comply, where they're working with households with several people in and often working with people where English isn't the first language." Lockdown area to get own track and trace system 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z If the national service fails to reach someone who has tested positive, local teams can use the council databases to find alternative contact details. 'I spoke to one person in four months' 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. Nevada passes bill to mail all voters ballots amid pandemic 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z The kitchen is shipping signature dishes through the national service Goldbelly and it’s now serving curbside takeout from the kitchen door. Virtual wine party builds something vital for restaurants 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z It also includes AmeriCorps State and National, which acts as the “matchmaker of national service.” For college students, taking a gap year might be the best way to outwit coronavirus 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Some advocates of national service argue that it should be mandatory, like the draft. Opinion | Congress’s bipartisan national-service bill would be a powerful tonic for what’s ailing America 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.” Aurora officers fired for reenacting chokehold file appeals 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics. Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z But it could also reinforce the idea that each of us has an equal claim on the nation’s bounty, tying national service to a national dividend that every citizen would receive. Perspective | Four ways for Joe Biden to reset our polarized and dysfunctional politics 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The initiative will involve 80 members of AmeriCorps, the federal national service program, who will provide about 90,000 hours of volunteer help to 10 nonprofit agencies. New program launched to help nonprofits impacted by pandemic 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Houlahan, a Democrat who served as an Air Force officer, agrees that national service “is a way of pulling our nation together” in crisis. Opinion | Congress’s bipartisan national-service bill would be a powerful tonic for what’s ailing America 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. Montana candidates look forward to campaigning in person 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Polis: Colorado adds hundreds of coronavirus contact tracers 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z One way to begin rebuilding social capital would be to require all citizens to devote two or three years to national service sometime during their lifetime. Perspective | Four ways for Joe Biden to reset our polarized and dysfunctional politics 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.” NC governor: GOP must prepare for scaled-back convention 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z AmeriCorps and national service may not be a perfect panacea for the health, racism and workforce challenges facing the United States, but its 27-year track record of success merits substantial federal, bipartisan support. Opinion | AmeriCorps merits support 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z The Clinton-era national service program is getting new attention as the country tries to contain and recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Expanding AmeriCorps could turn new grads into an army of contact tracers. It just needs funding. 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z So something like the idea of national service was a big part of our campaign. Pete Buttigieg Just Wants to Be Useful 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z One primary goal is to see 1 million new annual enrollments in the national service sector every year by 2030. Military draft, service advocates see debate transformed by coronavirus 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Make it part of a national service program for improving America. Living through coronavirus hard times 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The expansion of draft eligibility is only part of the commission's recommendations for increasing participation in national service. Military commission report recommends including women in draft 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Yet the latest pandemic relief bill that cleared the House offered no new funding for national service. Expanding AmeriCorps could turn new grads into an army of contact tracers. It just needs funding. 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Two more bogeys would follow for Valimaki, who only 18 months ago was doing his national service in the Finnish army, but four birdies more than made up for those mistakes. Finnish golfer only 18 months out of military service wins Oman Open title in sixth Euro Tour start - Golf Digest 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z “She adores the prime minister and saw her work at his home as a form of national service,” Shimson told The Associated Press. Ex-housekeeper sues Israeli PM’s wife over abusive behavior 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z A review of 139 studies of national service found overwhelmingly positive results, with the benefits outweighing costs to taxpayers by more than 2 to 1. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Others have been taken up by Mr. Buttigieg, like restructuring the Supreme Court and implementing a national service program. A Scholar of Democracy Gets a 2020 Lab for His Ideas 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z After graduation from college in 1956, he served three years in the US Marines, later calling the experience so valuable that he thought all young people should take part in national service. Jim Lehrer: renowned TV journalist and PBS NewsHour host dies at age 85 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z After graduation from college in 1956, he served three years in the Marines - and later called the experience so valuable he thought all young people should take part in national service. Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ dies at 85 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z They said Adal tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe in April 2018, after escaping mandatory, indefinite national service in Eritrea, which usually begins for all Eritreans when they finish school. Teenage boy the latest to die in Libyan refugee detention centre 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Today, the United States has some small, underfunded programs of national service, such as AmeriCorps, Volunteers in Service to America and the Peace Corps. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z It’s why I believe national service is very important because it sets up some common experiences for different Americans. Would a 37-Year-Old Woman Be Where Pete Buttigieg Is? 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The rail stoppage, which began on 5 December, is now France’s longest continuous train strike since the national service was created in the 1930s. French strikes: talks begin in move to end month-long stoppages 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Based in Portland and New York, the group is funded by AmeriCorps, the national service program, as well as private foundations and companies such as Sweetgreen. What if Children Ran the School Lunchroom? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Many young people fleeing the East African nation oppose its system of indefinite national service and forced military conscription. Uganda: 7 Eritrean soccer players disappear after tournament 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Of course, there have always been objections to national service. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z She would allow AmeriCorps members to serve longer terms and establish a part-time national service program in which Americans would get emergency response and disaster relief training. Joe Biden proposes new taxes on corporations 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z "Whoever comes up and says we're going to get the dole queues down and give the youngsters an education through national service," he says, "will, I think, get loads of votes." 'A party for the bewildered? I'd vote for them' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A national service of remembrance is due to take place in Cardiff as Wales commemorates those who lost their lives in conflict. Wales marks Remembrance Sunday 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Later in the decade, after finishing his national service, which took him to Korea and Egypt, Ray went back to Barrie's, where he met Jean Perry. A thousand unknown faces 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Colleges and employers increasingly value national service as building the very skills they seek in students, workers and citizens. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Vindman makes a particularly credible witness, due to his straight-arrow national service background and history as a grateful refugee whose family fled Ukraine when he was 3. Press Watch: New evidence that Trump's extortion attempts damaged national security 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Erasmus met Nienaber when they were both doing national service in the army. Erasmus and co have Boks poised for a 3rd World Cup title 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Combin had been born in Argentina, and in the local media was portrayed as a traitor in the buildup to the game, particularly as he had not done his national service. Three players jailed, one 'kidnapped': Estudiantes v Milan 50 years on 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z And some of them can also be national—it’s why I think national service, for example, needs to be high on the agenda, and why I’m making it a big part of my campaign. Pete Buttigieg Talks Impeachment, Health Care, and the Political Spectrum 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Compulsory national service has virtually no support among Americans and could never be enacted. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z But he says youngsters are not given passports until they complete their national service - which includes military training - and get a letter in support of their application from the offices of their local government administration. Where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Eritrea’s system of indefinite national service and forced military conscription are meant to control the population, according to Human Rights Watch. Eritrean soccer players who defected say they live in fear 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Get a week’s worth of frozen meals delivered courtesy of Home Chef, Freshly or a host of other local and national services: It’s the modern version of a TV dinner, but it tastes better. Does outsourcing affect our personal connection to food? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Our lives have been defined by national service. Opinion | Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The idea of voluntary national service remains very popular in polls, with about 4 out of 5 Americans supporting it. Opinion | Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Rights groups noted that Eritrea persecutes and jails government critics while forcing citizens into indefinite national service. Venezuela reportedly set to join squad of human rights abusers on UN Human Rights Council 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He also promised to create a civilian climate corps as part of a broad “national service plan,” which would aim for a million annual participants by 2025. Bill de Blasio Bows Out, Elizabeth Warren’s Big Speech: This Week in the 2020 Race 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z “Among my early efforts will be to advocate for increased national service opportunities for young people,” he said. Howard Schultz, Former Starbucks Chief, Won’t Run for President in 2020 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Among those early efforts, Schultz said, would be to advocate for “increased national service opportunities for young people.” Ex-Starbucks chief Howard Schultz won’t run for president, citing risk of Trump reelection 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Schultz said one of his efforts now will be to advocate for increased national service opportunities for young people. Howard Schultz says he won’t run for president as an independent 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The first-term lawmaker represents Manchester, one of the largest cities in the state, and was swayed early on by Buttigieg's plan to expand paid national service opportunities. Buttigieg focus on mental health resonating in New Hampshire 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z For starters, we should be reducing student debt in exchange for national service in fields such as teaching, emergency services, and rural medical care. Six ways to bring the American Dream back from the dead 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z People can either serve in the military, take part in an expanded national service program, or find roles in other initiatives such as an infrastructure apprenticeship program or a “Climate Corps” to combat global warming. Warren plan would revamp standards for U.S. trade deals 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z House special election plans to propose broadly increasing national service programs to better tie the country together. Dem US House hopeful to propose expanding national service 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The South Bend, Indiana, mayor introduced his national service policy on Wednesday. Buttigieg says plan to expand national service will unify US 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Zdar, fresh from his national service stint as an army nurse, volunteered to inject her. Philippe Zdar: a studio master who gave pop a peerless joie de vivre 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “We don’t want to turn anyone into a secular person,” Vishnevetsky said, adding that it’s easier for Haredim to find work after national service. How the battle of bra-baring waitresses and ultrareligious protesters explains Israel’s political crisis 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Delaney, who had previously suggested expanding voluntary service programs like AmeriCorps, says he now believes national service must be “mandatory,” with no exceptions. Warren plan would revamp standards for U.S. trade deals 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z McCready says he hopes increasing national service pulls people together, something he experienced in the Marine Corps. Dem US House hopeful to propose expanding national service 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z There is no requirement for Cottrell to get signed off by his regiment to feature for the West Indies — playing cricket is regarded as national service in the islands where the sport is so loved. Cricketer’s army salute becoming image of World Cup 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z After his national service with the RAF, he joined the BBC Newsroom and covered global events like the Suez Canal dispute, Algeria's independence day and the Cuban missile crisis. Tributes to World Service broadcaster John Tidmarsh 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z We’ve seen firsthand the power of national service to bring people of all different backgrounds together. Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z The computer nerds who would otherwise be locked in their mum's basement are forced out into the light and into doing their national service in cyber-warfare. Why the WhatsApp spies may have eyes on Iran 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z One answer that I have been increasingly drawn to is national service. Opinion | National service can bring us together as a nation 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z This is compounded by continued mandatory national service, which leaves most young people "serving the nation" in the military or in government ministries for extremely limited salaries. Is Eritrea coming in from the cold? 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z ‘One thing we could do that would change that would be to make it, if not legally obligatory, but certainly a social norm that anybody after they're 18 spends a year in national service.’ The real foundation of Notre Dame 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z A universal expectation for national service is good for us as a country, too. Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Officially, Eritrea requires people to undertake 18 months of national service, but this period was extended indefinitely in the wake of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war that ended in 2000. EU condemned over Eritrea 'forced labour' 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Donald Trump once spoke warmly about national service on the 2016 campaign trail, suggesting that Democrats had been all talk but that he would do extraordinary things to boost it. Opinion | National service can bring us together as a nation 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Then she met Gys, 49, a car salesman who, like all Afrikaner men his age, had done national service. The murder of Raymond Buys: 'I think they knew they were going to kill my boy' 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z The investigation has prompted speculation the singer will be unable to begin his national service later this month. K-pop scandal: South Korea’s 'Great Gatsby' charged over illegal prostitution ring 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z For every dollar we invest in national service, taxpayers save $4, according to a Service Year study. Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z The bishops’ conference is in the process of setting up a national service to help less experienced bishops handle accusations of abuse. The Vatican Is Talking About Clerical Abuse, but Italy Isn’t. Here’s Why. 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z There are many ways to design a national service program. Opinion | National service can bring us together as a nation 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Singapore’s refusal to allow Ben Davis, 18, to defer his national service sparked a debate last year over whether the country’s rigid conscription law is stifling its youth from pursuing their dreams. Singapore says soccer star could face jail after missing enlistment 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Gantz spoke of deepening a “partnership” with the ultra-Orthodox and also with non-Jewish citizens, including a new “civilian service for all,” which would notionally give young Arab citizens a way to do national service. Benjamin Netanyahu Finally Faces a Real Challenger in Benny Gantz—If the Opposition Can Unite Behind Him 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Furthermore, Roll Global found that one in four millennials polled would “definitely participate” in national service. Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z He emerged as a formidable young mathematician at the Manchester Grammar School and — after a brief period of national service — Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, UK. Michael F. Atiyah (1929–2019) 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The Saudi state frequently uses finances and other “national services” as leverage to lure its citizens into face-to-face meetings with government officials. The Saudi Government’s Global Campaign to Silence Its Critics 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z But I also fervently believe that national service doesn’t require a military uniform. Opinion | Trump finds yet another way to insult federal workers 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z I say bring back mandatory national service with no exceptions for 19-20 year olds. Opinion | The Case Against Meritocracy 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z We want national service to become a key component of presidential candidates’ platforms. Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Washington National Cathedral, which will host Bush’s national service Wednesday, served the same function for Dwight D. Eisenhower, Reagan and Ford. Bush’s state funeral follows generations of tradition 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z A compulsory national service program was expanded this year to 12 months from three and will begin accepting Qatari females on a volunteer basis for the first time next year. As rift lingers with neighbors, Qatar ramps up air and seapower 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z She will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and attend the national service to mark the centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey. PM to lay wreaths in France and Belgium 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But many listening students showed little interest, arguing national service was a “waste of time” and prospects of the self-ruled island standing up economically or militarily to an increasingly aggressive China were slim. For Taiwan youth, military service is a hard sell despite China... 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z I was fascinated by my dad’s military uniform, from doing national service in Norway. Stylish men on their hand-me-downs – from baby boots to a beloved T-shirt 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z In Eritrea, the authorities persecute and jail government critics and force citizens into indefinite national service.” Haley slams UN for electing more human rights abusers to Human Rights Council 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Their choice is to undertake compulsory national service, or try to flee. 'It's just slavery': Eritrean conscripts wait in vain for freedom 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Like all Eritreans, Mr Ibrahim went to do military training and national service during his last year of school. ‘I haven’t seen my jailed parents for 17 years’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The first number represented one of 10 national service areas. Perspective | Virginia resident pushed the envelope when Zip code was born in 1963 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z He advocates exploring policies such as national service to encourage young people to realise shared aims with people of all backgrounds. Francis Fukuyama: ‘Trump instinctively picks racial themes to drive people on the left crazy’ 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s no foregone conclusion - if S. Korea win there’s the *possibility* that he may get exemption from national service. Chelsea v Bournemouth, West Ham v Wolves and more: clockwatch – live! 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Eritrea’s national service is harsh, pays a pittance and goes on indefinitely. 'It's just slavery': Eritrean conscripts wait in vain for freedom 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Many young people get trapped in national service for years with little pay because of the years of hostilities with neighbouring Ethiopia. ‘I haven’t seen my jailed parents for 17 years’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The South Korean government rewards Asian Games gold medals and Olympic medals of any kind with an exemption from the compulsory 21-month national service. Son’s last shot for military exemption at Asian Games 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Korean law states that every able-bodied man must report for national service for 21 months before their 28th birthday, while exemption is offered to all Olympic medalists or Asian Games champions. Korean archer refuses to celebrate after beating compatriot 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Son is within minutes of exemption from national service. Chelsea v Bournemouth, West Ham v Wolves and more: clockwatch – live! 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z “The mothers are expecting something. The 140,000 people doing their national service on the border are expecting something,” says Kiden. 'It's just slavery': Eritrean conscripts wait in vain for freedom 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The program was abolished in 2011, but the belief that young people should dedicate a year to national service persists in many conservative circles. Germany mulls year of national service for young people and migrants 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Davis’s request to defer his national service requirements was rejected by Singapore’s government, which argues that Davis would be serving his own career aspirations, rather than the goals of Singapore. The author of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is wanted in Singapore — for dodging conscription 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Singapore instituted national service requirements in 1967, shortly after its independence from Malaysia, to build up the small nation’s military force. Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z It said authorities rejected his application in 1994 to renounce his Singaporean citizenship without serving the mandatory national service. Singapore: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author skipped service duty 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The Druze, unlike most Arab Israelis, are subject to mandatory national service in Israel. Deluge of opposition to Israel’s nation-state law builds with new court petition 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z After Trump’s election, Bridgeland believed that the cause of national service could help bridge the political divide, “bringing people together in common purpose.” Perspective | Republicans used to celebrate voluntarism and service. What happened? 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The government seems to be preparing to unwind national service, though it has not said so. Eritrea, Africa’s most repressive state, begins to open up 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z The Defense Ministry said that Mr. Kwan failed to register for national service in 1990, despite letters sent to his overseas address, and that he remained abroad “without a valid exit permit.” Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z One update suggested a possible end to Eritrea’s national service. Will the Leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia Finally Deliver Peace to Their People? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In the beginning, all citizens were supposed to undertake 18 months' national service - including six months' military training. Hoping for change in Africa's last one-party state 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Mr Macron introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds as a way of promoting a sense of civic duty and national unity among French youth. In pictures: France marks Bastille Day 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Many of these injustices are related to its policy of mandatory conscription, which requires all citizens to sign up for national service that often lasts far beyond the mandated 18 months. Opinion | After 20 years, Eritrea and Ethiopia are making peace. We should all celebrate. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z All able-bodied males are required to complete 21 months of national service in the army, 23 months in the navy or 24 months in the air force. Reality Check: Which countries have military service? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z At 2pm, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and the prime minister, Theresa May, will pay their respects at the national service of remembrance. Manchester Arena attack: thousands to mark anniversary 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Young Eritreans begin their national service when they complete their penultimate year at school. Hoping for change in Africa's last one-party state 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z One of them, New Politics, supports candidates with a record of national service like the military or Teach for America. Opinion | Renounce Nancy Pelosi, Ignore Donald Trump — and Win? 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Eritrea says it needs a constant large army due to the "continuous occupation of Eritrean territories by Ethiopia" - and it feeds that army with compulsory national service. The story behind Africa's unfinished war 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The man briefly screamed Friday evening shortly before thousands of people observed two minutes of silence at the national service on Amsterdam’s Dam Square that was attended by King Willem-Alexander and other dignitaries. Dutch police detain man who screamed at commemoration event 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z In 2015, he wrote a paper funded by the Ford Foundation arguing for the creation of a national service program for journalists. Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z In 2002, Sinclair tried to launch a national service called "News Central," which gave its stations centrally produced segments from its Hunt Valley, Md., headquarters to run with their local content. Backlash grows over Sinclair Broadcast Group's 'must-run' conservative content on local TV stations The Youth Army jettisoned the Communist bits, emerging as a kind of hybrid version of the scouts and a reserve officers training program, with an emphasis on patriotism and national service. Patriotic Youth Army Takes Russian Kids Back to the Future 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z It scrapped conscription to become a professional army seven years ago, but in 2016 said it was considering a form of national service for civil defence. 'Big gaps' in German army, report says 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z He most recently worked as CEO of Public Allies, a nonprofit national service program. Edwards fills top aide’s job vacated after harassment claims 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z In order to be eligible for the job, grads must sign up for a year of post-high school national service. New program would help Montana teens acquire work skills 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z I propose a national service program based on applause. Opinion | Want Trump to be less crazy? Clap for him more. 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Macon also confirmed his plan to restore a national service - one of his campaign promises - a measure that will be funded with a separate budget. France’s Macron pledges big increase in defense budget 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Too bad they are leaving our national service because their services are not wanted by our leaders. How U.S. Intelligence Agencies Underestimated North Korea 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z After national service, he served with the RAF for nine years, his tours of duty including spells in the Middle East. The MPs and ex-MPs who died in 2017 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Following his national service he entered Stanford University Law School, graduating in 1958. U.S. judge who oversaw Argentina debt saga dead at 87 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The Nashville attorney and Iraq War veteran says the committee will support federal candidates who will protect and expand national service programs. Mackler exits Senate race, clearing Dem side for Bredesen 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The four volunteers are serving a year in the national service program that aims to bolster organizations that help combat poverty. AmeriCorps volunteers serve and learn at Casper nonprofit 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “But Tillerson’s long nightmare of national service may soon be over because today we learned the White House has a plan to force out secretary of state Tillerson.” Late-night hosts: Tillerson 'wasn’t afraid to stand up to world's unhinged leaders' 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z She is being urged to set up a national service and to safeguard the positions of qualified librarians in schools. Philip Pullman: Save our school libraries 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Following his national service he entered Stanford University Law School, graduating in 1958. U.S. judge who oversaw Argentina debt saga dead at 87 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z "I do buy quite a lot of books online," says Theophi Kwek, 22, who recently finished university at Oxford and is now doing national service in Singapore's army. How 'Asian Tiger cubs' are driving online shopping 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Sometimes I lay in bed and think about how I can make this a national service. How Alisa Kauffman, Geriatric House-Call Dentist, Spends Her Sundays 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As trust breaks down, we’re seeing that internationalism splinter, with more localized data and explicitly national services. How an antivirus program could accidentally smuggle government secrets into Russia 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “It is Ireland’s greatest company. They need my help and there is a big challenge. It is a form of national service,” he said in a statement. Malaysia Airlines outgoing CEO says Ryanair needs his help 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z If there were a national service requirement for all young Americans, including a military option, perhaps politicians and generals wouldn't be so free to wage unnecessary and ill-advised wars. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z A U.S. commission on national service has been impaneled to provide Congress and the White House with an opinion on revamping a proposed gender-neutral military draft. Women’s draft, military millennials on commission’s agenda 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The federal government can’t build anything new, even something as obvious as a national service program. Opinion | We Used to Build Things 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Why inflict compulsory national service, with strangers imparting “preferred” values on impressionable youths, whose families are nurturing and educating them? Opinion | Richard Cohen’s op-ed on national service does a double disservice 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But maybe some sort of national service would work — something lasting a year or so. Opinion | Americans are stuck in bubbles. Here’s a way to pop them. 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Bring back a system of compulsory national service and the electorate will begin to think more responsibly about foreign entanglements. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z A little-known part of the story of the rebirth of New Orleans is the role national service played. Opinion | Americans brought back New Orleans. They can do the same for Houston. 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z One reason I believe we must keep dreamers in this country is because they provide an outstanding pool of young women and men who can engage in national service, including military service. Opinion | Let ‘dreamers’ live the American Dream 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Volunteer national service with incentives for participation would be fitting in a free country such as the United States. Opinion | Richard Cohen’s op-ed on national service does a double disservice 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z History will behold them with the gratitude and pride reserved for heroes of the two finest pillars of America, civil rights and national service. Opinion | The transgender military ban perpetuates discrimination 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z It does not apply to virtually anyone in the Vietnam era, because there was no call to national service, no war declaration and no threat or attack against America. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Winner is a millennial success story, and she’d be a hell of a poster woman for national service if she weren’t in a cement cage somewhere. Analysis | Why do millennials keep leaking government secrets? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Dreamers have shown high interest in military and national service. Opinion | Let ‘dreamers’ live the American Dream 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Join us for a national service recalling the honor and bravery of those who have died serving our Armed Forces. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service, and with it, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Vista, one of Mr. Kennedy’s first national service programs. Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Bush administration to help advance his “1,000 points of light” vision of national service. Can Charities Survive Trump? For Some, It’s Life and Death 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z He proposes a vigorous defence of rural areas and a return to compulsory national service as well as a “Europe of nations”. Trotskyist and Farage friend among 11 taking part in French election debate 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z We should be encouraging more Americans, not fewer, to do national service. Opinion | AmeriCorps helps both servers and served 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The budget would eliminate completely the National Endowment for the Arts, legal services for the poor, low-income heating assistance and the AmeriCorps national service program established by Bill Clinton. Trump returns to Washington for fights on budget, travel ban and healthcare 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s budget proposal “ends eight decades of presidential leadership on national service,” said AnnMaura Connolly, president of Voices for National Service. Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z "Like banking or paying your bills or buying tickets for the movie theatre or applying to college. When those kinds of national services start to happen online then people will naturally become more impatient." Will Cuba embrace the internet revolution? - BBC News 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z It scrapped conscription to become a professional army in 2011 but last year said it may introduce a form of national service for civil defence. Germany spends more on defence but misses Nato target - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z About three million young Americans would enter national service each year. Forget Gap Years. All Young Americans Should Complete Civil Service 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The teenager escaped from an Eritrean jail two years ago after he was sentenced to an indefinite term for evading national service or plotting to escape the country. After a perilous journey to Europe, a young migrant learns his fate 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z In his inaugural budget, President Trump wants the government largely out of the national service business. Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z If he tried out for the team and didn’t make it, he knew, he’d have to go back into national service. The Soccer-Star Refugees of Eritrea 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Andrew left William Ellis school, north-west London, two years later and undertook national service in the Royal Armoured Corps. Andrew Sachs obituary 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z One way to meet these important objectives is an American model of universal national service. Forget Gap Years. All Young Americans Should Complete Civil Service 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Our lasting gratitude was expressed on Veterans Day to the men and women who selflessly put their civilian lives on hold to wear the uniform of national service. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z And on the campaign trail, Mr. Trump acknowledged that national service was popular among young people, saying there was “something beautiful about it.” Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Like many men in national service, Arefaine hoped that soccer would provide a way out. The Soccer-Star Refugees of Eritrea 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z While Queen Elizabeth leads tributes at a national service of remembrance at The Cenotaph war memorial in central London, various neighborhoods also hold their own local marches and memorials. Remembering the war dead in Britain 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z "It's an absolute scandal that the prices are so high that even wealthy national services are saying they cannot afford the costs of these drugs." Buyers clubs for cheaper drugs help fight hepatitis and HIV 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Of special interest is that, unlike Comcast, AT&T is a truly national service provider, as well as an international one, given its growing presence in Mexico and Latin America thanks to previous acquisitions. Swift Opposition to Resurrection of AT&T Giant 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z George W. Bush embraced the USA Freedom Corps and made the largest investment in national service ever, including growing the Peace Corps program. Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Those who graduate college have little assurance of working in the area that they studied; most seem to end up back in national service. The Soccer-Star Refugees of Eritrea 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z On the front line and defending the dying days of Britain's colonial interest in Egypt were men like Emmanuel Clark, who was 18 when he was called up for national service in 1951. The Suez Emergency: The forgotten war of the conscript solider - BBC News 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Four started college this year, and one joined City Year, the national service organization. Second helpings and second chances: glimmer of hope for struggling kids 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z We agree that engaging our youth must be a prime focus for any national service program. The Responsibility to Serve 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z After 20 minutes, Mrs. Clinton concluded with a brief, discordant programming note for the afternoon: “We’ll be in Florida talking about national service,” she said. Hillary Clinton Presents Her Vision as She Calls Out Donald Trump 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z As good a time as any to tweet about national service. Clinton mocks Trump with 3am tweets on national service scholarships 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The printer's apprentice from London, who initially got a deferment from national service, went to Egypt when he was 21. The Suez Emergency: The forgotten war of the conscript solider - BBC News 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z She wants to triple the size of the AmeriCorps program, add to the Peace Corps and create a new national service reserve program. Clinton calls Trump Twitter tirade 'unhinged, even for him' 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Employers would have a role to play in supporting national service opportunities. The Responsibility to Serve 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Speaking in Fort Pierce, the Democratic presidential candidate avoided naming her Republican opponent, though she criticized him for a “strongman approach” and said he was unlikely to embrace national service as a priority. Clinton talks public service in Florida 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Clinton’s four follow-up posts, all sent between 3:20am and 3:30am, reiterated the candidate’s national service platform, which includes tripling the number of volunteers in the AmeriCorps program and doubling their college scholarships. Clinton mocks Trump with 3am tweets on national service scholarships 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Speaking in Fort Pierce, the Democratic presidential candidate avoided naming her Republican opponent, though she criticized him for a "strongman approach" and said he was unlikely to embrace national service as a priority. Clinton talks public service in Florida 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Ideally that would be serving their country in the military, but as that would probably strike no receptive chords in the U.S., then at least a year of any national service. Conquering the Freshman Fear of Failure 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The presidential campaign trail is an ideal opportunity to reassess the state of our national service programs and to inspire people to serve. The Responsibility to Serve 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Readers were far more persuasive, calling for creating stronger incentives for national service that echo the interests of youth and the overwhelming moral and financial support given our military volunteers. The debate over mandatory service 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The best justification for scaling up national service is to promote a commitment to volunteerism and community. National service for young people should be encouraged — but not required 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z In many respects, the school system is a national service which Scotland's 32 local authorities are entrusted to deliver. John Swinney: Schools review to 'empower' teachers - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z She still plans to give the speeches — covering the “inclusive economy,” goals for national service, and help for children and families — before the debate, Palmieri said. Clinton’s impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Like most young Eritreans, she was a conscript in the country's long-term national service, which lasts well beyond the 18 months mandated by law. Special Report: Enslaved in Libya - One woman's extraordinary escape from Islamic State 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Germany may reintroduce a form of national service for civilians to help the army deal with a future disaster. Germany considers return of conscription for civil defence - BBC News 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z There are also no doubt many teenagers lacking clear ambitions who might find structure and values in national service, if given opportunity and encouragement. National service for young people should be encouraged — but not required 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z It is considered as important as national service; a few players were called from the army to participate. Fiji, the ‘Harlem Globetrotters of rugby’, aims to win country’s first Olympic medal 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Hagos Ghebrehiwet, the economic adviser to the president, says the amount paid to those in national service is increasing from about $50 to $130-$300 a month, depending on education levels. Has Eritrea's self-reliant economy run out of puff? - BBC News 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z He said many of Wheeling’s community leaders have been members of AmeriCorps and other national service organizations. AmeriCorps volunteers help Wheeling organization ‘grow’ 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z One of her most controversial proposals of 1940 was for Congress to pass New Deal-type legislation that mandated national service for all Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia battling over how to protect Americans 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Proponents of universal or near-universal national service programs argue that young Americans and the nation at large would gain massively from skills developed and civic values instilled. National service for young people should be encouraged — but not required 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z His enrollment in the national service was somewhat of a rebellion against his upbringing in Södermalm, a trendy part of Stockholm he likens to London’s Soho. Alexander Skarsgard tries to update Tarzan's legend — and impress Dad. No pressure. 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Many of them are young, seeking better opportunities and escaping long years of obligatory national service. Could pariah state Eritrea come in from the cold? - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Like the segregationists of our youth, no amount of national service seems to overcome Trump’s belief that a person’s race and religion make him or her less American. Reps. Conyers and Rangel: Trump's Bigotry Reminds Us of Strom Thurmond 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z I meet Eritreans who have been in obligatory national service for more than a decade. Africa's modernist enigma - BBC News 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z On Friday a national service of thanksgiving was held at St Paul's Cathedral paying tribute to the Queen's "faithful devotion" to the country. Queen's 90th birthday to be marked at Trooping the Colour parade - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z A national service of thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral later to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service to begin celebrations - BBC News 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It will be a national service of thanksgiving, part of a number of formal celebrations being held in June. Attenborough to read Bond's tribute at Queen's birthday service - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Many supplement the low pay of national service by doing other jobs. Has Eritrea's migration problem been exaggerated? - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Some say they feel trapped in national service and want to leave the country. Africa's modernist enigma - BBC News 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Having high-school graduates take time to explore careers before college—through internships or national service—gives them a sense of focus and purpose. College Isn’t Always the Answer 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z She said she is seeking an exemption in order to join Israel's "national service" program, a civilian alternative usually reserved for army-age religious women that allows them to volunteer in schools and hospitals. Israeli woman becomes longest jailed military objector 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The needs of the American people, not politics, ought to determine the acceptable forms of national service. The AmeriCorps Promise 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Officials tell me national service is essential because Eritrea is in a state of "no war, no peace" with its giant neighbour, Ethiopia, against whom it fought an as yet unresolved border war from 1998-2000. Has Eritrea's migration problem been exaggerated? - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Haswani characterized his work to keep the plant operating as a national service, providing “electricity to all the spectrum of Syrian people.” An Energy Mogul Becomes Entangled With Islamic State 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The government's Corporation for National and Community Service acknowledged in a statement that "the grantee broke the law and violated the spirit of national service." AmeriCorps Members Illegally Provided Abortion Support 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z As Tony Judt pointed out in Ill Fares the Land, Hayek forgot that vital national services cannot be allowed to collapse, which means that competition cannot run its course. Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z McChrystal also helps lead a bipartisan group that advocates a new program of national service. Five military leaders Republicans could draft for a run for president. (Hint: It worked before.) 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Trone also favors college loan forgiveness in exchange for five years of national service. For wine mogul David Trone, congressional race is unfinished business 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z He served his national service with the Royal Air Force and was, at only five feet tall in his stocking feet, the shortest commissioned officer in the British Forces. Obituary: Ronnie Corbett - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Tennessee State received $447,000 in federal and matching funds to help facilitate a national service initiative involving 10 other higher education institutions in the southeast region. Students, Red Cross, fire officials to promote safety 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Not many years later, despite the end of World War Two, young men from all over Britain were still subject to national service. Blood, sweat and steel: Life in and out of the steel works - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z He did his national service with the Green Howards, a regiment with close connections to the north-east of England. Obituary: Paul Daniels - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Eritreans who have fled dismiss the idea of serious reforms to the national service system, run by President Isaias Afwerki since independence. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Now that Americans were freed from the potential obligation of national service, the president and political leaders were free to commit the armed forces as they saw fit. The Case for the Draft 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Trump’s first question of the day was about what he would do to expand national service opportunities. Trump Tries His Hand at Retail Politics in New Hampshire 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z It described the video as showing “two men donning military uniforms and making outrageous physical movements that did not respect the uniform, the morale and the value of national service.” Emirati prosecutors file warrant for men dancing in uniforms 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z But a cash donation from fertility firm IVI has helped create a national service for England and Wales, housed at the hospital in Oxford. Nine-year-old boy has testicular tissue frozen - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z "You are talking about prolongation of national service in response to ... continued belligerence by Ethiopia," he said referring to Eritrea's neighbor with a population of 97 million. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Universal national service is an option for every kid in America to cut youth employment. Read the Full Text of the Third Democratic Debate 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z He had to go off and do his national service … and we used to write to each other every two or three days. Joan Collins says Christmas bittersweet without Jackie 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z According to Amnesty, people caught trying to evade national service are detained, sometimes indefinitely, in appalling conditions often in underground cells or in shipping containers. Eritrea conscription still indefinite, says Amnesty - BBC News 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z She receives a living allowance – not formally a pay cheque – of about $800 a month after signing up with AmeriCorps, a federally run national service organisation. America's poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by drugs 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Eritrea is raising national service salaries, printing new local currency notes to deter people-traffickers and investing in mining and other sectors, but diplomats are not convinced it is doing enough to retain its young people. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Think about this… if these people did not choose, forced conscription and national service would be inevitable since all countries need defence just in case! What makes a hero? Veterans share their stories - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He recently finished his national service following his graduation from university, but took a few months off from looking for work in order to prepare for the championship. Nigeria celebrates Africa's first English-language Scrabble win - BBC News 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z They cooperated with SIS because they “felt like they were doing a national service and were proud to be involved in this thing,” Rowlett said. The Origins of Illegal Surveillance in the United States Go Back to the 1930s 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Human rights activists say all Eritreans are forced to join the army at 17, supposedly for two years of national service, but claim many are not allowed to leave. Court stops Botswana deporting Eritrean soccer players 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Eritreans in national service receive military training, but many move to civil service jobs after a few months, working as medical professionals, teachers, engineers or other jobs. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The investigation also found that Eritrea subjected its citizens to indefinite national service and killed people who try to flee the country, according to a UN report. Ten players from Eritrean football team seek asylum after World Cup qualifier 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The country has also been accused by the UN of forcing its citizens to indefinite national service and of killing people trying to escape abroad. Eritrean football players seek asylum in Botswana - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z "I think he's got a lot of national service, as it were, ahead of him in his life," Turnbull said. New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in no hurry to cut British constitutional ties 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z They’re supposed to be showcases for America’s youth, shining symbols of national service. Thomas Jefferson’s urgent lesson for America: The less force we wield, the more powerful we become 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z However, others who have stayed said some national service conscripts were now being better paid. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z A national service will be held in Cardiff as part of final Victory in Japan Day commemorations this weekend. National service in Cardiff part of final VJ Day commemorations - BBC News 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z A national service will then take place at Llandaff Cathedral on Sunday where First Minister Carwyn Jones will give a reading. Commemorations in Wales to mark 70th VJ Day anniversary - BBC News 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Eritrea locator map The most obvious reason for the exodus is the country’s indefinite national service, the defining feature of contemporary Eritrea. It's not at war, but up to 3% of its people have fled. What is going on in Eritrea? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z It will stop the transfer of regulatory functions held by national bodies and ensure transferred services "adhere to national service standards". Government defeat over NHS devolution 'safeguards' - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z European nations say that as long as national service dragged past the time limit Eritrean youths would continue to leave the country, thereby losing valuable workers that are needed to prop up the domestic economy. Eritrea won't shorten national service despite migration fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Farmers here say the entire region was settled on an ethic of national service. Shrinking Colorado River is a growing concern for Yuma farmers — and millions of water users 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The national service the following day, which is open to the public and has been organised by the Welsh government, Cardiff council and Llandaff Cathedral, will start at 15:30 BST. Commemorations in Wales to mark 70th VJ Day anniversary - BBC News 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Where you live, your daily routine, and how often you see your family – all this is decided by the government, thanks to the national service system. It's not at war, but up to 3% of its people have fled. What is going on in Eritrea? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Foxman’s successor is Jonathan Greenblatt, 44, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who interned with the ADL in college and worked in the Obama administration shaping national service and civic engagement programs. Exit of Anti-Defamation League head marks shift for US Jews 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z But the ministry gave "no specific information" about whether Eritrea's national service would be changed. Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Singaporean teenager Quah Zheng Wen has been cleared to compete at the world swimming championships and the 2016 Olympics after the Ministry of Defence approved a request to defer his mandatory national service. You're out the army now: Singapore's Quah cleared to swim 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Losing your life or limb in a foreign war fought at the behest of your colonial rulers was an occupational hazard - it did not qualify to be hailed as a form of national service. Why the Indian soldiers of WW1 were forgotten - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Businesses run by individuals, rather than by the state, are often staffed by youngsters yet to reach national service age. It's not at war, but up to 3% of its people have fled. What is going on in Eritrea? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z As the country mourned the victims at a national service Wednesday, the Ghanaian government is facing allegations that poorly managed city planning contributed to the tragedy. Ghana's govt faces tough questions amid deadly flooding 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Speaking to the BBC, Mr Kellmyr said he had received an assurance from Eritrea's foreign minister that national service would be reduced to 18 months. Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z In 2013, Quah's team mate Joseph Schooling, who won nine gold medals at the SEA Games, was granted a deferment from national service until after the Rio Olympics. You're out the army now: Singapore's Quah cleared to swim 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Britain's Prince Harry called for the return of national service in the country, crediting a military career for helping to keep himself and the soldiers he commanded on the right track. UK's Prince Harry calls for return of national service 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Q. You've been pushing this idea of a year of voluntary but expected national service. Stanley McChrystal on how to shake up the military 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z She said they “should be an integrated part of the Israeli society,” denied they face discrimination and said more spots should be created for them to do national service in lieu of the military. Ayelet Shaked, Israel’s New Justice Minister, Shrugs Off Critics in Her Path 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z "If national service is reduced, according to human rights standards, this could mean that a lot of Eritrean people don't any more have the right to seek asylum." Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z South Korean authorities insist that national service, which typically lasts 21 months to two years, must remain in place while the country faces a military threat from North Korea. Amnesty International calls on South Korea to free conscientious objectors 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In the 1980s and 990s, Ugandan school leavers used to perform two years of national service before attending university. Yoweri Museveni: Train Ugandan youths to tackle al-Shabab - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Doing mandatory national service in the east African country of Eritrea, Kidane asked his commander for permission for a leave to attend the wedding. For migrants used to danger, Islamic State poses new threat 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z When the first IDP camp opened at a former national service facility, it had just four latrines for a population of 5,000. Aid for hundreds of thousands of displaced Nigerians is running out 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z New guidelines stated that conscription would no longer be automatic grounds for granting asylum, since national service would no longer continue indefinitely. Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Once they complete their national service, men are required to serve in the reserve forces for a further eight years, serving a maximum of 160 hours a year. Amnesty International calls on South Korea to free conscientious objectors 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z He told me that he was imprisoned for appearing to question indefinite national service. Inside the secretive state of Eritrea 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Beyene, himself a former Eritrean conscript, said "national service" is grueling and boring work. For migrants used to danger, Islamic State poses new threat 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z The parents said their son graduated from high school last year and worked as a national service volunteer with the fire department. Islamic State video seems to show child shooting Arab Israeli ‘spy’ 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Indefinite national service is one of the main drivers, according to the report. Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z He and his brothers learned other lessons that made them humanitarian proponents of a muscular form of government that stoked the embers of national service, racial reconciliation, and educational and economic opportunity. In defense of political dynasties 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z When he began to do national service at 18, he thought it would be for 18 months, instead it lasted 10 years. Inside the secretive state of Eritrea 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z He also says he wants to restructure entitlement programs, including Social Security; set a military draft and system of national service; and break up banks that are poorly managed. Former IRS commissioner launches GOP presidential campaign 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Little is known about Mr Ingham Nutbrown's life, other than that he served his national service with the RAF in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Veteran's funeral plea brings crowd 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z But an Eritrean migration expert, Prof Gaim Kibreab, said there was "no evidence" for the UK guidelines' assertion that "national service is generally between 18 months and four years". Eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in EU - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The 28-year-old lies second in the current FedEx Cup standings but may have to return from the United States to his native South Korea at the end of January to start two years' national service. Golf in 2015: 10 key questions 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z To expand national service for 18- to 29-year-olds is to mistake the effect for the cause and to put political pressure in the wrong place. Why America has few volunteers 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Here’s an idea for reweaving our country’s fabric through a program of national service. The case for national service Veteran Labour MP David Winnick had his own perspective on the matter, saying he had "no wish" to be referred to as gallant despite his two years of national service. Gallantry in the House of Commons 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z What we need is a system of national service that goes well beyond anything that exists today. How a national service year can repair America The national service takes place at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff with others at Bangor, Wrexham, Welshpool, Swansea and elsewhere. Remembrance services mark centenary 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Rahall says that more than 730 national service volunteers in West Virginia are putting their time and energies into addressing a wide range of areas. Funding available for W.Va. volunteer programs 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Comcast is unveiling WiFi access in other cities in its national service network. Comcast to bring 200 WiFi hotspots to Jackson 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Twenty years after the national service program started, the $665 million federal program helps fund corps members in 1,500 organizations around the country. AmeriCorps volunteers play a big role in D.C. schools Demand for national service is high, with more than five times as many applications submitted for AmeriCorps positions as there are opportunities. How a national service year can repair America President Obama and former President Bill Clinton, who founded the national service program, join a ceremony for new enrollees at the White House. Latest News: Pistorius Verdict, ISIS Fighters, AmeriCorps and More 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Both are members of the Leadership Council of the Franklin Project on national service at The Aspen Institute. On the Anniversary of 9/11, Remembering National Service is an American Value 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z You may want to research some alternatives, like enrolling in a less expensive institution for the first year or delaying your admission for one year while you work in a national service program. Make a College Cost Plan to Limit Student Loans 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z From a very different starting point, Wolmarans did national service for the apartheid government, became a police ballistics expert and also worked for Ian Smith's regime in what is now Zimbabwe. How the Oscar Pistorius trial became a mirror on South African society 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z This would be an American version of universal national service — appropriately voluntary but socially expected. How a national service year can repair America Bush signed the 1990 National Service Act, which created the Commission on National and Community Service and funded a national service pilot program. Clinton to join Obama for AmeriCorps anniversary 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Americorps, in practice, is less a program of universal national service than a limited, government-directed, replacement for private philanthropy, providing assistance, in the form of subsidized labor, directed to select organizations. The Americorps Anniversary: What the White House--and New York Times--Don't Get 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z For example, AmeriCorps grants the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to members who complete a full-time term of national service within 12 months. Make a College Cost Plan to Limit Student Loans 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z If upheld, it would mean that those eligible to opt for national service over military conscription won’t be able to work for the organization. Israeli Left Finds Itself Isolated After Gaza War 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Army general and former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, is chairman of the leadership council of the Franklin Project on national service at the Aspen Institute and co-founder of McChrystal Group. How a national service year can repair America The former Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager made four appearances for them, scoring three goals in the 1952-53 season before he went on national service. Waddle's son & £15 kit bags - FA Cup begins 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The Prince of Wales and prime minister will be in Glasgow for a national service of commemoration, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join world leaders for events in Belgium. Events to commemorate start of WW1 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Ron, 17, and just six months away from beginning her national service, which she plans to spend working in a hospital rather than serve in the military, disagreed. Gaza crisis: 'Hamas killed my friend; we need to kill them' 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z B’Tselem’s situation worsened last week after the National Civilian Service removed the group from Israel’s national service volunteer list, though this decision was put on hold on Sunday pending an investigation. Israeli Left Finds Itself Isolated After Gaza War 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The National Citizen Service is a Cabinet Office programme that provides a modern-day equivalent to national service, intended to teach young people valuable skills and to help local communities. Adverts play before extremist videos 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Those Eritreans who are fulfilling compulsory national service aren’t allowed to own cell phones. Eritrea's Communications Disconnect 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z As well as Prince Charles and Mr Cameron, 1,400 guests including military officials and senior politicians are expected at the national service of commemoration taking place at Glasgow Cathedral at 10:00 BST. Events to commemorate start of WW1 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z A national service to help people who suffer chronic pain is to be based in Glasgow. Glasgow base for chronic pain centre 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z "The situation leaves a desolate landscape of people fleeing," she said, chiefly because "the national service equals forced labor." UN: Spike in Eritreans fleeing human rights abuses 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Quest says a new national service center in Lenexa is expected to be fully operational by 2015 but hiring will begin immediately. Quest Diagnostics to hire 500 in Lenexa 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Henderson will soon move to South Carolina to join City Year, a national service group that is part of the AmeriCorps program. Inner-city school applauds first college graduates 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The new legal representation program will be a collaboration between the Justice Department and the Corporation for National and Community Service, which operates the AmeriCorps national service program. U.S. to Provide Lawyers for Children Facing Deportation 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z He was honored by the international education organization City Year for his work in national service. Clinton speaks out against Nigerian kidnappings 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The Virgin Soldiers was inspired by Thomas' national service. Author Leslie Thomas dies aged 83 2014-05-07T09:44:24Z "The increase sounds impressive because the numbers are so small so far. I don't anticipate this will rise much further. There are greater numbers of Christians going for civilian national service options," he said. Israel encouraging more Christians to join military service 2014-04-22T20:26:50Z There, Mobile Virtual Network Operators integrate a number of networks into one virtual network, thereby enabling the scalable national service.” Ubitricity: What If You Could Charge Your EV Just About Anywhere? 2014-04-02T12:06:00Z The bill was passed by 65 votes to one, and an amendment allowing civilian national service by 67 to one. Israel ends army draft exemptions 2014-03-12T13:51:05Z A further amendment dealing with civilian national service passed by 67 to 1. Israel Restricts Exemptions From Military Service 2014-03-12T11:16:37Z Those concerned about numbers might consider instituting Citizens’ Military Training Camps, a form of national service that was practiced between 1920 and 1940. In planning for the future, the Pentagon sees fewer troops and more technology 2014-03-04T01:25:38Z The camp continued as an army base after World War One, then closed in 1962 when national service ended, and was demolished ten years later. Training camp's 'bad boys' with VD 2014-02-28T02:56:36Z And then slowly we realized that 20 to 25 percent of the patients are Italians who can’t afford to pay for the national service. World-Class (and Free) Heart Surgery in the Sudan. An Interview With Gino Strada 2014-01-29T20:28:51Z |
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