The government's initial aim is to grow the programme to 10,000 volunteers a year, with a long-term goal of up to 50,000 per year in 2035.
This week, 3,000 young people are starting France's new national service programme, a voluntary military scheme that replaces the country's now-scrapped Universal National Service.
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