The 24 countries with the longest mandatory military service in the world

North Korea has the world's lengthiest service requirements, ranging from 5-13 years. ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images Twenty-four countries have mandatory military service of up to two years or more. Countries in Africa and Asia dominate the list, with Cuba being the only non-Afro-Asian nation. North Korea and Mozambique have the longest programs, conscripting people for more than five years. Ever since the last draft call was issued in the US on December 7, 1972, during the Vietnam War, Amer...