A volunteer military system or all volunteer military system (AVMS) is a military service system that maintains the military only with applicants without compulsory conscription. A country may offer attractive pay and benefits through military recruitment to attract potential recruits. Many countries with volunteer militaries reserve the right to renew conscription in the event of an emergency.The Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army.[1]
In recent decades, the trend among numerous countries has been to move from conscription to all-volunteer military forces. One significant example is in France, which has historically been the first to introduce modern conscription and whose model was followed by many other countries in Europe and elsewhere around the world.
Volunteer military
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
China (de facto, conscription not enforced)
Comoros
Congo
Croatia
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Fiji
France
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Germany
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Malta
Malaysia
Morocco
Montenegro
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Zambia
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References
Further reading
- Greenberg, Greg A.; Rosenheck, Robert A.; Desai, Rani A. (2007-04-01). "Risk of Incarceration among Male Veterans and Nonveterans". Armed Forces & Society. 33 (3): 337–350. doi:10.1177/0095327x06296585. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 71798403.
- Gilroy, Curtis L.; Phillips, Robert L.; Blair, John D. (1990-04-01). "The All-Volunteer Army: Fifteen Years Later". Armed Forces & Society. 16 (3): 329–350. doi:10.1177/0095327x9001600302. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 111290982.
- Snyder, William P. (1984-04-01). "Officer Recruitment For the All-Volunteer Force: Trends and Prospects". Armed Forces & Society. 10 (3): 401–425. doi:10.1177/0095327x8401000304. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 146331397.
- Bachman, Jerald G.; Blair, John D. (1975-10-01). ""Citizen Force" or "Career Force"?" (PDF). Armed Forces & Society. 2 (1): 81–96. doi:10.1177/0095327x7500200106. hdl:2027.42/67723. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 145111952.
- McNown, Robert F.; Udis, Bernard; Ash, Colin (1980-10-01). "Economic Analysis of the All-Volunteer Force". Armed Forces & Society. 7 (1): 113–132. doi:10.1177/0095327x8000700107. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 144570175.
- Janowitz, Morris; Moskos, Charles C. (1979-01-01). "Five Years of the All-Volunteer Force: 1973-1978". Armed Forces & Society. 5 (2): 171–218. doi:10.1177/0095327x7900500201. ISSN 0095-327X. S2CID 145704371.