SAF Conscription

  Once a Sparnelli citizen turns sixteen they are recognized as an adult and expected to present themselves for their ten year conscription into the Sparnell Armed Forces. On more populous planets such as Sparnell citizens are required to submit their paperwork on their birthday and are often accepted for training the same day. On less populous more rural planets citizens are granted leeway of up to a week, and sometimes are not formally accepted until a month later.   Those who fail to apply for their mandatory service within the SAF are arrested and forced to serve anyway, often under stricter requirements and even lengthened terms of service. Those deemed unfit for traditional service due to medical or personal problems are assigned elsewhere for the duration of their service, in roles traditionally considered inferior and sometimes even shameful depending upon how closely an individual follows the teachings of Confederation leadership.