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i know its kind of hard to believe but would this be right?

ok im only guessing, but i suppose alex must have been in the army for 1-2 years. seeing as conscription is in place in norway, that must mean every guy around 18 has to go the army except people with certain reasons. does that mean alex was in the army? of course i could be completely wrong!
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sorry if i was unclear. i mean did alex have to go to the army at around 18 because of the conscription laws in norway? i wouldnt know as im from ireland
dtcalexrfan101 posted over a year ago
 dtcalexrfan101 posted over a year ago
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kuutti said:
I do not know from which country you are. But even in Finland many men can move their army until they are 30 years old. We have quite strict rules. For example in Sweden and Norway they are not so strict. In Norway only 30 % of men go to army at all. They have a selective army. The duty takes one year in Norway.

My friends have had a civilian service instead of army. They have worked in hospitals or kindergarten and so on. So Alex may worked for example as a music teacher and live at home. And he can have concerts at the same time. Don't worry i´m sure that we'll not to loose him for the army!

Besides he have done his duty for Norway on May 16th!
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yeah you are right he has done his duty for norway on may 16th! :) and good answer :)
JustLikeSoul posted over a year ago
athinoula18 said:
i am sorry i can't understand what you mean. that alex didn't go to the army for some reason?

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dtcalexrfan101's question is whether Alexander has done military duty because that is supposedly required around 18 in Norway (I don't know, not familiar with it). I don't think he has, or else we would have known it.
Skippy-9 posted over a year ago
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ok thank you!!!
athinoula18 posted over a year ago
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From Wikipedia:Norway has mandatory military service of nineteen months for men between the ages of 18.5 (17 with parental consent) and 44 (55 in case of war). Beginning in 2006, the armed forces will also invite females to take a pre-service medical examination, but they will not be drafted unless they sign a declaration of willingness. The actual draft time is six months for the home guard, and twelve months for the regular army, air force and navy. The remaining months are supposed to be served in annual exercises, but very few conscripts do this because of lack of funding for the Norwegian armed forces. As a result of this decreased funding and greater reliance on high technology, the armed forces are aiming towards drafting only 10,000 conscripts a year. Currently, an average of 27% of young men actually complete military service each year.[39] The remainder, for the most part, either are formally dismissed after medical tests or obtain deferral from the service because of studies or stays abroad.
kuutti posted over a year ago
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So majority ( 73 %) is formally dismissed or they ask to move the beginning of their army because of studies or stays abroad. Alex has not stopped his music studying.
kuutti posted over a year ago
Helene17Norway said:
Idunno, i think if he went to the army he would have mentioned it
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