In the US it is called the draft and has been used twice, in WWII and the Vietnam War. It forces all males aged 18-30 to report for military duty. they serve for 2-4 years and are released. The president is the only one who can initiate the draft.
He means its called militarism...(as well as the U.S. version the draft)(they call it the draft so they get all of the alcoholics super excitied!)
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Filipinos were given the opportunity to serve in the government Source: IEMI The Philippines Our History and Heritage 6 (Geography, History and Civics) Book page 274.
2 terms. 8 years total.
The South was able to fight on their homeland, they had military tradition that encouraged young men to serve in the armed forces, and best of all, they had great skilled commanders such as Robert E. Lee.
The British were impressing American sailors ("impressing" meant forcibly capturing them and making them serve). The British claimed that these sailors were deserters from the Royal Navy. The US, as a sovereign nation, did not recognize the right of the British to do this. Impressment was eventually stopped after the conclusion of the war, in which Britain failed to gain any territory and failed to defeat the Americans.
the maximum number of terms the president may serve is 2