Women from Denmark will be convened for military service from this year after the Danish Parliament approved this month an unprecedented reform in response to the increase in military tensions in Europe.
The decision marks the first time that the country includes women in the mandatory conscription, as until then it was applied to men only. According to authorities, change is a direct response to the aggravation of the threat represented by Russia and the scenario of insecurity on the continent. The information is from Associated Press (AP).
From now on, both men and women who are 18 will be subject to the draw that determines the call for military service, a system known in Denmark by its voluntary base, but can resort to a kind of “lottery” if there are not enough volunteers.
According to the new regulation, the duration of military service will also increase from four to eleven months. Recruits will have five months of basic training followed by six months of operational service.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Denmark, the reform aims to raise the effective annual recruits from 4,700 to up to 6,500 until 2033, expanding the country’s military ability to increase Russian military investments and the instability resulting from the war in Ukraine. Currently, the Danish Armed Forces have about 9,000 professional military.
The Danish government announced in February the creation of a $ 7 billion fund designed to increase military spending to more than 3% of GDP still in 2025, reinforcing the country’s commitment to NATO collective defense and sending troops to Balcric Missions.
