The Chief of Staff of the Navy today rejected old models of compulsory military service, which were in force until 2004, and defended a “new response” agreed between the political powers and society to mobilize the population in extreme situations. “The old model [of compulsory military service] is just that, the old model. A new … Continue reading Gouveia e Melo rejects the old Compulsory Military Service and calls for a “new response” based on consensus