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Feb

/26

By Ian Golan Research, Armenia, Education No Comments

New Study: Does Mandatory Military Service Impede Men from Pursuing Higher Education in Post-Soviet Armenia?

Turns out teachers and students believe that compulsory military service has increased the number of students dropping out, created a female-dominated higher education system, caused a collapse in PhD enrolment and interest in scientific research, lowered the number of students studying for a master’s degree and deteriorated labor market requirements. A comment from the survey: […]

Feb

/26

By Ian Golan Conscription News No Comments

Recruits’ physical fitness in Norway’s Armed Forces has deteriorated over the past six years

Results from Norway’s largest recruit school, KNM Harald Haarfagre at Madla, show that recruits’ physical fitness in the Armed Forces has deteriorated markedly over the past six years. The trend shows that fewer and fewer meet NATO’s requirement for how fast recruits should run. To have basic military physical fitness, the NATO requirement is to […]

Feb

/26

By Ian Golan Conscription News No Comments

A mistake at the enlistment office in Sweden has led to unmotivated men being conscripted

A mistake at the enlistment office in Gothenburg has led to unmotivated people born in 2006 being called up to do compulsory military service, despite the fact that there were other approved candidates who actually wanted to serve. This resulted in people who scored highly on the enlistment tests, but who did not want to […]

Feb

/26

By Ian Golan In The Media, Germany No Comments

Panicked Europe Reverts to Conscription, Sacrificing Teenagers for a Mirage of Security

It is still unclear whether Olaf Scholz will succeed in his efforts to implement a draft lottery. What is clear, however, is that conscription won’t make Germany or Europe any safer. As the Russian threat intensifies, Europe is grasping at desperate measures, none more telling than the German chancellor’s plan for a draft lottery. According […]

New Study: Does Mandatory Military Service Impede Men from Pursuing Higher Education in Post-Soviet Armenia?

Recruits’ physical fitness in Norway’s Armed Forces has deteriorated over the past six years

A mistake at the enlistment office in Sweden has led to unmotivated men being conscripted

Panicked Europe Reverts to Conscription, Sacrificing Teenagers for a Mirage of Security

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Switzerland wants to close conscription loophole for dual citizens

Denmark’s Foreign Minister is sceptical of the proposal to double the number of conscripts by several thousand

Finland: Sick conscripts are sent back to barracks despite high fevers and pneumonia

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New Study: Does Mandatory Military Service Impede Men from Pursuing Higher Education in Post-Soviet Armenia?

Recruits’ physical fitness in Norway’s Armed Forces has deteriorated over the past six years

A mistake at the enlistment office in Sweden has led to unmotivated men being conscripted

Panicked Europe Reverts to Conscription, Sacrificing Teenagers for a Mirage of Security

End Conscription!

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Recent Posts

Switzerland wants to close conscription loophole for dual citizens

Denmark’s Foreign Minister is sceptical of the proposal to double the number of conscripts by several thousand

Finland: Sick conscripts are sent back to barracks despite high fevers and pneumonia

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