In a recent Forvaretsforum story Ingrid Indianna Nordby who entered Norwegian first-time service motivated for an active year in uniform says she ended up spending most of it at a computer in an office role she had not applied for. Serving at Bardufoss as an operations assistant in Brigade North, she says her dyslexia and […]

Norway’s Armed Forces are facing criticism over welfare services for conscripts after the Armed Forces Personnel and Conscription Centre reported “major problems” in its 2025 annual report. The NRK report says the criticism concerns the welfare offer available to conscripts, adding to a broader pattern of complaints about how Norway treats soldiers performing compulsory service. […]