Tunisia National service
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In Tunisia, compulsory military service applies to citizens once they reach 20 and ends when they reach 35. The duration of the military service is 1 year.
Young people who perform national service under conscription to military service the following benefits:
- The priority for recruitment into the military academies.
- The extension of the maximum age for admission to military training schools (24 years instead of 23 years).
- The possibility of continuing vocational training in many disciplines during the performance of national service.
- A monthly allowance of 200 dinars for holders of a higher school diploma or have completed at least two years of graduate successfully and holders of a higher technician certificate of vocational training and 100 dinars for other recruits.[1]
Concept of national service
The national service lasts one year and those who are engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed the programs.
There are two forms of national service; effective service in the armies' forces, or a national service outside of the armies' forces - such as units inside ministries and public establishments or within the framework of the individual assignment, as well as the technical co-operation according to the global defense necessities and the national solidarity.[2]
The provisions of law stipulate:
- Military service is a duty for every 20-year-old Tunisian citizen suited to pass 12 months into armies’ forces units.
- From the age of 18 years, a Tunisian citizen can be incorporated after the approval of the national defense minister.
- The recruits follow a professional training in various specialties at professional training centers.