Editing Draft evasion (section)

===Colombia===
Colombia maintains a large and well-funded military, often focused on [[counter-insurgency]].<ref>Jaskoski, Maiah (2013). ''Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes''. Johns Hopkins University Press, pp.&nbsp;186–188. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0907-8}}.</ref> There is an obligatory military draft for all young men.<ref name=Otis>Otis, John (13 June 2014). "[https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-06-13/draft-evasion-alive-and-well-colombia-and-its-issue-presidential-race  Draft Evasion Is Alive and Well in Colombia]". [[Public Radio International]], website article. Retrieved 28 December 2018.</ref> Nevertheless, according to [[Public Radio International]], two types of draft evasion are widespread in Colombia; one is prevalent among the relatively well-off, and another is found among the poor.<ref name=Otis />

Young men from the middle-to-upper classes "usually" evade the Colombian draft.<ref name=Otis /> They do so by obtaining college or medical deferments, or by paying bribes for a "military ID card" certifying they have served – a card that is often requested by potential employers.<ref name=Otis />

Young men from poorer circumstances sometimes simply avoid showing up for the draft and attempt to function without a military ID card. Besides facing limited employment prospects, these men are vulnerable to being forced into service through periodic army sweeps of poor neighborhoods.<ref name=Otis />