Petition · past parliament

Bring back national service

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring back national service to all people leaving school without going on to further education
This should apply to all school leavers, men and boys seeking asylum and also and option for more minor criminal offences
This will not only give them purpose but it will give them discipline, training and teamwork abilities there are a lot of industries that tie in with military services this could train police ambulance drivers paramedics firefighters lorry drivers etc, just to name a few

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:

Require National Service for people from the age of 18 for three years
Require National Service for people from the age of 18 for three years

Timeline

29 Feb 2024 Petition opened for signatures
8 Mar 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Mar 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.