A volunteer military system or all volunteer military system (AVMS) is a military service system that maintains the military only with applicants without compulsory conscription. A country may offer attractive pay and benefits through
military recruitment to attract potential recruits. Many countries with volunteer militaries reserve the right to renew conscription in the event of an emergency.
The
Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army.[1]
In recent decades, the trend among numerous countries has been to move from conscription to all-volunteer military forces. One significant example is in
France, which has historically been
the first to introduce modern conscription and whose model was followed by many other countries in Europe and elsewhere around the world.
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