Sweden seeks to bring back conscription in 2018

[singermelodie1]

Sweden plans to reintroduce compulsory military service from 2018, eight years after it was abolished.

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The Scandinavian country, which has not seen armed conflict on its territory in two centuries, ended conscription after it was deemed an unsatisfactory way of meeting the needs of a modern army.

“I hope that we are going to find a path to a more stable, robust and functional means of recruitment,†the defence minister, Peter Hultqvist, said.

The policy will affect Swedes born after 1999, according to a report by a former member of parliament for the defence ministry. The measure is expected to be adopted by parliament, subject to agreement between the leftist government and the centre-right opposition.

Approximately 4,000 18-year-olds of both sexes are expected to be called up each year.

The move was “an intelligent proposal given that we have seen for a number of years now that volunteers are not sufficient to supply either the quality or quantity of soldiers†needed, Johan Osterberg, a researcher from the School for Advanced Defence Studies, told the news agency TT.

Sweden is not a Nato member but has signed the organisation’s partnership for peace programme launched in 1994 to develop military cooperation between Nato and non-member countries.

 

 

source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/sweden-bring-back-conscription-2018

[nicophos]

that was rather intelligent of them, nice. 

[abra]

Not going to affect me 

[no non ono nono]

What's going on in Sweden rn is hilarious. They went so far left that they did a 360 and ended up back where they started. With mandatory conscription, flopping education system and high sexual crime rates. I thought they were supposed to be making progress? Mess

[singermelodie1]

What's going on in Sweden rn is hilarious. They went so far left that they did a 360 and ended up back where they started. With mandatory conscription, flopping education system and high sexual crime rates. I thought they were supposed to be making progress? Mess

whose dupe is this?

[no non ono nono]

whose dupe is this?

My first acc got banned ages ago you wouldn't even remember me

[impromptutraveler]

THANK GOD I'M BORN 1998 LOL

[singermelodie1]

THANK GOD I'M BORN 1998 LOL

missed it by a year

[impromptutraveler]

missed it by a year

i feel really blessed, btw are you also swedish? or live in sweden

[singermelodie1]

i feel really blessed, btw are you also swedish? or live in sweden

no. I'm talking about you. I just this on online news and figure that I might post it here.

[abra]

But really, 4000 people/year is nothing. Every man used to have to serve in the army.

[Den Enda]

fan

[LisaVandercunt]

So if all those migrants become citizens they will be called to serve right?

Oh that's gonna be a shit show I cannot wait to see. 

[Shield]

I bet more countries will try to bring back conscription, almost every European country faces the same problem