 In 2008, the term was further shortened to 12 months to match the duration of the longest military service (that of officer trainees and technical crew).Today, a person subject to conscription may apply for civilian service at any time before or during his military service, and the application is accepted as a matter of course.A female performing voluntary military service can quit her service anytime during the first 45 days, however, if she wants to quit after those 45 days she would be treated like a male and assigned to civilian service.