06/05/1998
1 Conscription
conscription does not exist
Military service in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) may be compulsory only at times of national danger. [1]
Guyana has a 'National Service' programme which apparently neither entails military service nor is a form of conscription. The 1980 constitution defines National Service as "service in any disciplined force, a principal purpose of which is the training of people with a view to advancing the economic development of Guyana".
