Tag: conscription
Denmark intends to double its defense budget – what is it? | Foreign countries
Denmark has often sent peacekeepers to the most dangerous places in conflict. Now the country sets an example of supporting Ukraine with a “Danish model”. The Danish government has proposed…
Trump signed an order to express gender identity in the army Brief news
So far, it is unclear whether transgender soldiers will continue their service in the army. US president Donald Trump signed a number of orders that change the US Army on…
Then you can be forced into conscription
Everyone who lives in Sweden has certain obligations and duties. Since the military duty was reintroduced in 2017, more and more young people can be forced to do it against…
The helicopter flotilla is making conscription history – has a platoon where almost all the soldiers are women
For Pontus Hedengren, it came as something of a shock when he realized that he and one other were the only guys in the platoon. – It was a little…
Germany: Youth divided over announced return of military conscription
Germany, which abolished compulsory military service in 2011, is considering a return to conscription. The Minister of Defense, the social democrat Boris Pistorius, presented the broad outlines of his project…
Germany’s military conscription in headwinds: the government holds back important reforms despite the army’s personnel shortage | Foreign countries
The German government has promised to reform its dilapidated army. However, the weak economic outlook and the upcoming elections are slowing down the plans. Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared the war…
Therefore, there was no announcement about conscription abroad
– Those who will be abroad on missions in peacetime must be employees and volunteers. It is important to us, the duty is part of the Swedish defence, but it…
the conscription of the ultra-orthodox deeply divides the country
Political crisis in Israel over the conscription of ultra-Orthodox students. The law on their exemption from military service expires this Sunday, March 31 in the evening without any solution having…
The requirements for conscription are tougher than many people think
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The requirements for military service are tougher than many people think. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Almost two out of three young people do not…
In Ukraine, army law considers lowering conscription age from 27 to 25
In Ukraine, Parliament is currently studying a law, the objective of which is to reform the conscription system in the country and to establish a mobilization program, in order to…