Complex sentence: Soon after his hiring, Gabbana was conscribed to 18 months of mandatory military service, but after his return in 1982 they established a designer consulting firm which in time grew to become "Dolce & Gabbana".
Split into simpler sentences: Soon after his hiring, Gabbana was conscribed to 18 months of mandatory military service, but after his return in 1982 they established a designer consulting firm. In 1982, they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become "Dolce & Gabbana".