Conscription in Greater Meridon

A list of countries in Greater Meridon by their system of conscription.

Country	Conscription in force	Since	Length	For women	Alternative service available	Exceptions for certain groups
Datchlia	No	from 1860 to 1932	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Datchlia has historically relied on a professional standing army staffed with volunteers. The Datch state did institute an emergency draft when high tensions in the 19th century and frequent wars with Walakia and Narendia saw manpower shortages in the face of numerically superior foreign armies. Peacetime conscription however was never enforced. When establishing a new Constitution, the Datch State permanently suspended the draft law, and it has never come back into force.
Dorado	No	from DI 188-213 (1988 to 2013)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	The ethnonationalist government of Dorado, in power from 1985 to 2013 did instate male conscription, for a 24 month period from 1988 until its overthrow during the Doradan War. The Doradan government does not have a bill of conscription, and is in fact legally prevented from doing so until the resolution of the insurgency in order to prevent defections to the ethnonationalist insurgent groups.
Göke	Yes	1944	36 months	No	No	Yes
	Göke maintains mandatory 3 year conscription for all men to be served between the ages of 18 and 30. After completion of their service term, conscripts may elect to fulfill an additional term in the active reserves for an additional 6 years with promise of a pension upon completion. All conscripts upon leaving service are liable to be called back into the military in the event of war until reaching age 45. Women are not conscripted but may elect to volunteer for service in the armed forces. Enforcement of these laws is somewhat lacking, and draft dodging rates are believed to be as high as 76%.
Illaria	No	from 1890-1965	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Increasing tensions leading up to the Valden War caused Illaria to institute conscription in the late 19th century in order to expand the potential pool of reservists in the event of invasion by its neighbors, all of whom had large standing conscript armies. Callups would occur in response to crises in 1914, 1917, and during the Valden War from 1923-1932, with Illaria coming under invasion during the conflict. After the conflict, Illaria mobilized its conscripts once more during the Continuation War, for fear of the conflict spilling over into the country. Conscription was abolished in 1965.
Lesser Verde	No	Never Instituted	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Lesser Verde has never instituted conscription.
Plata	As part of Labor Lottery	DI 195 (1995)	24 months	Yes	N/A	N/A
	Plata does not have conscription per se, but does include military service callups as part of its National Labor Lottery. People selected for military service are given military training, and assigned to support roles for a period of two years before being rotated out. The significant cutbacks of military personnel in 2014 resulted in far fewer military Lottery positions, and as such, current numbers of conscripted personnel in the Platan Armed Forces is extremely limited.
Verde	No Conscription, but National Service	from DI 55-132 (1855-1932); DI 192 (1992)	24 months	Yes	Yes	No
	Verde historically had a more traditional conscription model, being among the first states to do so, replacing traditional levée systems and professional militaries. The modern Verdean state however instead has a system of national service. All citizens are required to commit to a 24 month long period of National Service in the armed forces, the Pan-Verdean Restoration Corps, the National Guard, or to local government or religious agencies. Most citizens complete service with other organizations, however, a significant portion, roughly one third, of service participants elect to serve in the Verdean Armed Forces.
Walakia	Yes	1857	24 months	Yes	No	Persons more than 40 years old
	Walakia has instituted conscription since the Kingdom established it in the late 1850s. The Kingdom maintained universal conscription throughout its history with conscripts seeing action in several wars throughout the late 19th century. When the Walakian socialists took power after its revolution during the Valden War, the model of conscription was made from universal to lottery based conscription. Any adult citizen is eligible for service until their 40th birthday.