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Introducing a National Service scheme in which every young person would have to sign up has been condemned as a backward step towards slavery by one pressure group. And Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) is urging those who may be enrolled in any fut...

19 March 2014 Dear Sir We write to clarify our position on mandatory service in the Bermuda Regiment and particularly, the subject of National Service. While national service did come up during the interview that led to a story on your front page a f...

The Opposition has praised the increase in budget allocation for the Bermuda Regiment, saying such increases are necessary for the end of conscription. Speaking during the budget debate, Shadow Minister Michael Scott said he was pleased to see the bu...

A group of former Bermuda Regiment commanders is calling for the introduction of a National Service programme in which every young person would have to take part and give back to the community. The group argues that if the current policy of conscript...

The PLP will continue their fight to end conscription, says Shadow Minister for Community, Cultural Development and Sport Michael Weeks. “While the OBA refused to collaborate with the PLP on a Bill we brought forward to abolish conscription, we remai...

A total of 130 new recruits laced up their boots for their first day of service in the Bermuda Regiment today, including a record number of volunteers. According to a Regiment spokesman, a total of 40 volunteers signed up to serve — half of whom are ...

For many new recruits, the sight of a female volunteer on the first day of boot camp at Bermuda Regiment might prove to be puzzling. Yet amid the calls for an end to conscription, one young Bermudian woman will be lacing up her boots tomorrow for the...

In a first for the Bermuda Regiment, soldiers have signed up to undergo professional training as rescue divers. The first group has just completed a gruelling three-day training course, which includes training for rescues at sea, first aid and a writ...