Jordanian Mandatory Military Service: A Return to Roots or a New Beginning?
For 34 years, the specter of conscription has been absent from the lives of young Jordanians. The echoes of mandatory military service, last heard in the late 1980s, were fading into historical memory. But as of August 2025, those echoes are set to become a resounding reality once more. Jordan’s decision to reintroduce mandatory military … Read more