norwegian draft

Please discuss the Norwegian compulsory service laws in effect circa 1903. 1. Were all Norske males subject to conscription? What type/length of service? 2. Did many potential "draftees" seek to avoid conscription by emigration? 3. Was it commonplace for Norske sailors in the early 1900s to "jump ship" in US ports and to change their names? What was the punishment for being caught? 4. What are the realistic prospects for finding the ship/US port of arrival of a 14 year old Norske "sailor" who might have "jumped ship" (and changed his last name upon arriving in the US)? He is not listed in the Ellis Island records under any identifiable name. Still, he did have a tatoo of the Statute of Liberty bearing the Norske and US flags. Thanks, I await any comment. jimborgestad