Conscription in Egypt
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is a form of a national
duty in Egypt
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Conscription is a compulsory in Egypt for males of ages between 18 and 30. The service obligation is between 12 to 36 months, depending on their educational backgrounds, culture, drop-outs, etc. Followed by a 9-year reserve obligation.
Service is postponed for students until their studies
are finished, before they turn 25 years old and they can not travel abroad without travel permit from the ministry of defense.
Only Egyptian males with a male sibling are allowed to become conscripted, if they have no male siblings or dual citizenship they are exempt from service.
Males cannot be enlisted when they turn 30 because they are considered unfit for the service.
Only Egyptians
with only Egyptian nationality must be enlisted and called for the service. Otherwise, they are exempted. They can be also exempted if they have no brothers or they are the only supporters for their family.
People graduated from colleges are offered to remain in the career after the obligation period (12–36 months), and they are positioned in special ranks amongst the other conscripts.
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duty in Egypt
Egypt
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Conscription is a compulsory in Egypt for males of ages between 18 and 30. The service obligation is between 12 to 36 months, depending on their educational backgrounds, culture, drop-outs, etc. Followed by a 9-year reserve obligation.
Service is postponed for students until their studies
Education in Egypt
Egypt has the largest overall education system in the Middle East and North Africa and it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s. In recent years the Government of Egypt has accorded even greater priority in improving the education system...
are finished, before they turn 25 years old and they can not travel abroad without travel permit from the ministry of defense.
Only Egyptian males with a male sibling are allowed to become conscripted, if they have no male siblings or dual citizenship they are exempt from service.
Males cannot be enlisted when they turn 30 because they are considered unfit for the service.
Only Egyptians
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
with only Egyptian nationality must be enlisted and called for the service. Otherwise, they are exempted. They can be also exempted if they have no brothers or they are the only supporters for their family.
People graduated from colleges are offered to remain in the career after the obligation period (12–36 months), and they are positioned in special ranks amongst the other conscripts.
External links
- Egypt - Conscription and Reserves
- Military Service Policy for Egyptian students. Instructions and guidelines on the AUCAmerican University in CairoThe American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
website. - http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3ASEUXraV7BEQJ%3Awww.mrt-rrt.gov.au%2Fdocs%2Fresearch%2FEGY%2Frr%2FEGY35028.pdf+military+service+in+egypt&hl=en&sig=AHIEtbQWMi6yoPxYESYlaHf3a4JsmOgRxQ&pli=1
- Egyptian Military Statistics. On NationMaster.
- Questions & Answers About Conscription In Egypt