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Russian army soldiers march during a parade to mark 75 years since the Leningrad seige was lifted in WWII in Saint Petersburg
- A recent report shows that the US is looking into its draft program, weighing options from mandating service for women to getting rid of the draft altogether.
- While a reinvigorated draft may alarm US citizens, nearly 60 countries around the world still have some form of conscription.
- Some, like Israel, need the draft to ensure it can maintain its armed forces. Others, like China, often have enough recruits that a draft is unnecessary.
- Some countries, like Norway and Israel, have allowed transgender people to serve for decades.
- This is a look at 10 countries that still require every man, or every woman and man, to serve.