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/26
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Norway’s Finance Minister Says Recruit Fitness “Worries” Him

Jens Stoltenberg says Norway is preparing to send more young people into compulsory military service, with the long-term defence plan aiming to raise annual first-service numbers from about 9,000 to around 13,600. Speaking at Akershus Fortress on 8 May, Norway’s Liberation and Veterans Day, he said young people appear motivated for service, but acknowledged concern […]
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May

/26
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Half of Swedish Armed Forces Employees Say They Have Experienced a Culture of Silence

Officerstidningen reports that around half of Swedish Armed Forces employees have at some point experienced tystnadskultur, a workplace culture in which criticism is suppressed or punished. The article cites research from the Swedish Defence University showing that the problem appears more common higher up the hierarchy, where career dependence on senior officers and fear of […]
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May

/26
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Sweden’s Draft Is No Longer a Social Melting Pot

Sweden’s conscription system is no longer the social melting pot often depicted. Researcher Peter Bäckström of the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, examined register data for nearly 480,000 young people born between 2000 and 2004 and found that children of highly educated and high-income parents are more likely to be called to enlistment and more […]
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06

May

/26
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Catholic Military Bishop Backs Return of Conscription in Germany

Catholic military bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck has called for Germany to bring back conscription quickly, arguing that the country’s security situation requires a larger Bundeswehr and cannot be solved through volunteers alone. Overbeck said Germany’s plan to expand the Bundeswehr from just over 186,000 to 260,000 troops by the mid-2030s is unrealistic without compulsory service. He […]
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