Editing Draft evasion (section)

===Tunisia===
Tunisia has had a draft since gaining its independence in 1956. Most males are required to submit documents to local officials at age 18 and to begin service two years later.<ref name=El-Shimy /> However, according to the Lebanon-based [[The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center|Carnegie Middle East Center]], the Tunisian draft has long been poorly enforced and draft evasion has long been rampant.<ref name=El-Shimy>El-Shimy, Nasser (27 June 2018). "[http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/76654 Draft Dodging Nation]". ''Diwan'', online publication of the [[Carnegie Middle East Center]], Lebanon. Retrieved 13 November 2018.</ref>

In order to minimize draft evasion, Tunisia began allowing young men to substitute "civilian" service (such as working on rural development projects) or "national" service (such as working as civil servants) for military service.<ref name=El-Shimy /> But that has not helped: the defense minister reported that, in 2017, only 506 young men turned up out of an eligibility pool of more than 31,000.<ref name=El-Shimy />