Young adults of the future are pressured by the government, authority figures and each other to volunteer for military service as a prerequisite to achieving full citizenship...
Sticking as close to the original as possible. We're blending the comic, animated and movies together all-on-one. Concept art created by Miyatake Kazutaka (with design cooperation from Izubuchi Yutaka).
MG 42 much?
Not his.
Your plot description is way off and shows a drastic misunderstanding of the book.
Nobody is pressured in the book.