The Swedish government has decided to reintroduce military conscription from next year. Would you support or oppose the United Kingdom re-introducing ‘national service’, so that healthy young people aged 17 to 21 were expected to serve in the armed forces for 18 months, and remain on the reserve list for four years?

The Swedish government has decided to reintroduce military conscription from next year. Would you support or oppose the United Kingdom re‑introducing ‘national service’, so that healthy young people aged 17 to 21 were expected to serve in the armed forces for 18 months, and remain on the reserve list for four years? Published on 3 March 2017 → Survey conducted on 3 March 2017 on 6610 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Strongly support

26%

Tend to support

26%

Tend to oppose

16%

Strongly oppose

19%

Don’t know

13%

Strongly support

26%

Tend to support

26%

Tend to oppose

16%

Strongly oppose

19%

Don’t know

13%

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