5 Biggest Countries With Mandatory Military Service

4. Israel

All Israeli citizens that are either Jewish, Circassian, or Druze are required to serve in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) as part of mandatory military service. Men who are enlisted are expected to serve for a minimum of 32 months, while for women the service duration is at least 24 months. Israeli Arabs, religious women, and those citizens who are medically unfit are exempted from conscription. Mandatory military service was introduced in Israel since its declaration of independence in 1948.