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Jul

/26
By Conscription News, finland, women No Comments

Finnish Female Describes Bullying and Harassment During Military Service

In a recent Iltalehti piece a Finnish woman named Saija says that fellow conscripts and corporals repeatedly bullied and harassed her while she was completing voluntary military service. The harassment reportedly consisted primarily of degrading and inappropriate language rather than physical violence. During one particularly distressing incident at a field camp, she was surrounded by […]
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Jul

/26
By Research, fitness, switzerland No Comments

New Study: Swiss Conscripts’ Fitness is on the Decline

A large Swiss study reports that male conscripts’ physical fitness declined between 2006 and 2024. The deterioration was concentrated after 2020, even as more recruits described themselves as physically active. Researchers analysed 706,994 records collected during Switzerland’s mandatory conscription assessments. Male recruits’ model-adjusted fitness score fell from 74.2 to 70.4 out of 125, a decline […]
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Jul

/26
By Conscription News, female, gender, sweden No Comments

Sweden’s Female Conscription Share Falls to 16%

The share of women selected for Swedish military service has fallen from 24 percent in 2022 to 16 percent in both 2025 and 2026, leaving the Armed Forces far short of its 30 percent target. Although the total number of female conscripts has increased, male recruitment is expanding faster. The Swedish Defence Conscription and Assessment […]
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14

Jul

/26
By Conscription News, lithuania No Comments

Lithuanian Soldiers Suspected of Taking €600 Bribes to Help Conscripts Evade Service

Two Lithuanian soldiers and five civilians are under investigation over an alleged scheme that allowed conscripts in the Šiauliai region to avoid mandatory military service. A soldier responsible for administering draft lists allegedly accepted bribes of up to €600 to ensure that selected men were never summoned; more than 200 conscripts may have escaped service […]
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A Finnish Soldier looks at a tablet during preparations for a demonstration of the dropping of a joint direct attack munition bomb from a Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Fighter Jet near Rovaniemi, Finland, May 23, 2024. This demonstration was part of Defender Europe 2024. Defender Europe seeks to demonstrate U.S. Army Europe’s ability to quickly aggregate combat power in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Valley)
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Finnish Conscript Deserted for 448 Days, Was Returned to Barracks, Then Disappeared Again

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