Out of all the countries that need to serve National Service (have a conscript army)
Singapore is one of the longest you have to be in the army.
- Austria
- 8 months (will be cut to 6 months)
- Belarus
- 18 months for lower education, 12 months for higher education.
- Bermuda
- 36 months part time basis (not all have to serve, lucky draw)
- Brazil
- Don't have to serve if gogin college or have a permanent job. Else 12 months(Army), 24 months (Air force), 36 months(Navy)
- Bulgaria
- 6 months (For Degree and above), else 9 months
- Chile
- 12 months (Army), 24 months (Air force & Navy)
- China (PRC)
- Establish in theory, but never drafted due to large regular soldiers intake.
- Croatia
- 6 months, or 8 months of civil services.
- Cyprus
- 25 months
- Denmark
- 4 months
- Egypt
- 14 months(college graduated) up to 48 months (for lower education level)
- But only son don't have to serve.
- Eritrea
- 18 months
- Finland
- 6-12 months (depending on rank and vocation)
- Germany
- 9 months
- Greece
- 12 months
- Iran
- 21 months plus 3 months.
- Israel
- 36 months(men), 24 months(women)
- Korea, South
- 26 months
- Lebanon
- 6 months
- Malaysia
- 3 months (lucky draw to serve)
- Mexico
- 12 months
- Norway
- 18 months
- Poland
- 9 months
- Romania
- 6 months(higher education), else 12 months
- Russia
- 24 months, but easy to avoid being drafted.
- Serbia and Montenegro
- 9 months(changing to 6 months)
- Sweden
- Less than 1/3 drafted.
- Switzerland
- 4 months follow by 3 weeks refresher course per year, until rech 260 days.
- Taiwan (ROC)
- 16 months(was initially 18 months)
- Turkey
- 15 months (for private), 12 months (for officer)
- Ukraine
- 12 months full time or 24 months part time.
- Venezuela
- 24 months (excuse if sole provider for family, study in college)
- Singapore
- 24 months (down from 28 months)
But we beat the rest of them... yahoo!
