Youth unemployment is roughly five times the national average and a stable job is rare for many entering the workforce
3-MIN READ3-MINBloombergPublished: 10:15am, 9 Apr 2026Across much of the world, young people are turning away from military service. In Thailand, they are queuing up.Voluntary enlistment in the Southeast Asian nation has climbed steadily over the past five years – so much so that in some districts, annual conscription quotas, which happen in April, are being filled from ranks of willing men alone.
For many, however, the uptick is driven less by patriotism than by economics.
