Editing Military service (section)

===Civilian, unarmed or non-combatant service option===
The following fifteen countries have been identified as having a civilian, unarmed or non-combatant service optional alternative to compulsory military service:

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*{{flag|Angola}}
*{{flag|Austria}} (9 months civilian, 6 months armed)
*{{flag|Belarus}} (3 years civilian, 18 months or 1 year armed)
*{{flag|Cyprus}} (18 months civilian, 14 armed)
*{{flag|Denmark}}
*{{flag|Estonia}}
*{{flag|Lithuania}}
*{{flag|Finland}} (1 year civilian, unarmed 9 months or 1 year, armed 6, 9 months or 1 year)
*{{flag|Iran}} (22 months including 2 months of armed training)
*{{flag|Mexico}}
*{{flag|Norway}}
*{{flag|Paraguay}}
*{{flag|Russia}}
*{{flag|Switzerland}} (1 year civilian, 245 days armed)
*{{flag|Sweden}}
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