According to the new law, women will serve in the military under the same conditions as men.
Denmark will introduce compulsory military service for women from January 2027 and the number of conscripts will increase. Danmarks Radio wrote this on Tuesday, April 30.
It is indicated that women in the country still have the right to military service, but at will. In the future, girls will have to undergo military training on an equal basis with boys.
Denmark’s Minister of Defense Trols Lund Poulsen emphasized that the conscripts will play a central role in carrying out the missions of the country’s armed forces and will strengthen the capabilities of the national mobilization in the event of a difficult situation, which, in his words, is “coming out.” .”
Conscript service lasts up to 11 months, which is divided into 5 months of basic training and another 6 months of operational service. Currently, conscript service in Denmark lasts only 4 months.
It is indicated that approximately 7,500 conscripts were planned to be called up for service annually.
“In 2023, 4,700 people will be called up for military service in Denmark, of which every fourth will be a woman,” the journalists said.
Also in Denmark, the positions of conscript sergeants and lieutenants will be restored. They would have to serve two years to help train rank-and-file conscripts.
16 billion Danish kroner (over 2 billion euros) has been allocated for the new conscription model. In total, the country is investing a record 95 billion crowns (12 billion euros) in defense.
Earlier, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany intended to modernize its army to be ready to fight a war.
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