Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National ServiceTwelve months of mandatory national service would be reintroduced by the Conservatives if they win the general election. Eighteen-year-olds would be able to apply for one of 30,000 full-time military placements or volunteering one weekend a month carrying out a community service. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed bringing back compulsory service across the UK would help foster the "natio
