France’s New Military Service Scheme Explained

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On Thursday, French president Macron announced plans for a new voluntary military service scheme, following the introduction of similar schemes across Europe. In this video, we're taking a look at this scheme and whether it can work.

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Sources:
France’s Military Service Scheme
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/arti...
https://www.politico.eu/article/franc...
https://www.reuters.com/business/aero...

French Senate Votes to Defund SNU Civic Scheme
https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/ni-po...

French Public Opinion on Military Service
https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-fra...
https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/em...

German Public Opinion on Military Service
https://aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025...

00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Context
02:32 - France's Military Service Scheme Explained
04:52 - Can It Work?
07:19 - Sponsored Content