conscription
333 Swiss declared 'too dangerous' for military service
Switzerland's Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS) revealed on Monday that 333 people were prevented from enlisting in the military in 2015 because they had been judged as 'dangerous'.
Vegan recruit declared unfit for Swiss army
A 19-year-old vegan man has been declared unfit for Swiss military service because he refuses to wear leather combat boots.
More than 1,000 recruits deemed 'too risky'
The Swiss Army rejected 1,038 young Swiss conscripts last year, considering them too dangerous for military service.
Majority of Swiss oppose ending conscription
Switzerland's voters on Sunday rejected a plan to axe the country's military draft, bucking Europe's anti-conscription trend and sticking to a tradition as Swiss as chocolate and cheese.
Euro countries with conscription a minority
Obligatory military service has been progressively abolished in most European countries, though Switzerland looks certain to maintain the draft in a referendum on Sunday.
Without conscription 'who will defend Swiss?'
Every year, thousands of young Swiss men are called up by the Swiss military to attend boot camp, leaving behind their studies or jobs to spend a few months learning how to defend their country.