Return of military service divides Moroccans – Punch Newspapers

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Twelve years after conscription was scrapped, the royal palace announced in mid-August that compulsory military service is to be restored.

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Millions of Moroccans aged 19 to 25, male and female, would have to serve for a year.

I’m “ready to join the army if needed,” said 19-year-old Hassan, who works in a central Rabat restaurant. It’s “normal to defend your country.”

Fellow 19-year-old Kenza said that like many Moroccans she was “very surprised” by the palace’s announcement. But “for delinquent youth, it’s a good thing,” she said.

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