According to Sudan Update, "every Sudanese between 18 and 30 years of age is subject to military service. The service would be in the areas such as the armed forces, other regular forces, development projects and economic and social projects" (8 Apr. 1991).
A representative of the Embassy of the Sudan in Ottawa states that military service is compulsory for every male Sudanese (2 Feb. 1993). The representative holds that certain individuals are exempted from military service including students and the sole male child of a family. The representative adds that the Popular Defence Forces (PDF) recruit volunteers only; the above-mentioned exemptions are not applicable to the PDF.
Additional and/or corroborating information on the above subjects is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References

Embassy of the Sudan, Ottawa. 2 February 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.

Sudan Update. 8 April 1991. "National Service Compulsory," IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 16-22 April 1992, Vol. 1, No. 16.

Attachment

Sudan Update. 8 April 1991. "National Service Compulsory," IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 16-22 April 1992, Vol. 1, No. 16, p. 74.