• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    No. Military service in place of prison isn’t elective, you still need the state to allow it. Even then you would be completely free, you likely wouldn’t get leave for a while, and a discharge could put you into prison.

  • Leeks@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    If you mean the French Foreign Legion, they don’t forgive crimes, but they will allow you to join with minor crimes.