Only 16% of fighting age Italians would be willing to fight for the country. Almost a third of Italians believe the country will be directly involved in a war within five years, but only 16% of those of fighting age would be willing to take up arms, a a new survey shows. The survey by CENSIS shows that 39% of Italians aged between 18 and 45 would declare themselves as pacifist conscientious objectors, 19% would try to evade conscription another way and 26% would prefer Italy to hire foreign mercenaries.