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Apr

/26
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Norway Might Extend Service for Some Soldier Representatives

Norway’s Armed Forces’ representative system, TVO, is launching a pilot project that will extend initial service to up to 18 months for some level B soldier representatives. National representative Johanne Røisli says many representatives demobilise just when they have become most useful, and that longer service could improve continuity, competence transfer, and support for soldiers. […]
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29

Apr

/26
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Norway’s Education Minister Resists Making Conscription a Standalone School Subject

Norway’s Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun rejected the need to make teaching about conscription a “prioritized and independent” curriculum measure after FrP MP Simen Velle argued that young Norwegians need clearer instruction on what compulsory service means under the constitution. Velle cited concerns from the Armed Forces’ elected representative system that many citizens do not […]
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29

Apr

/26
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Switzerland Puts Conscience on the Ballot

Swiss voters will decide on June 14 whether to tighten access to civilian service, after parliament moved to make it harder for military-age men to switch out of army service on conscience grounds. The reform is meant to cut annual admissions to civilian service by more than 40 percent, from about 7,200 to 4,000, and […]
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28

Apr

/26
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Sweden’s Conscripts Rights Remain Insufficiently Protected

A piece in Filipstads Tidning argues that Sweden’s expanding defence system rests on conscripts, yet some units still fail to respect the rights that should protect them during compulsory service. Citing a fresh Pliktrådet report, the editorial warns that informal punishments, especially collective punishment, violate the legal rules governing military discipline. The editorial highlights collective […]
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A Swedish Marine with the 2nd Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment looks through a Leonardo DRS Individual Weapon System thermal sight during a demonstration on camouflage and concealment as part of exercise Archipelago Endeavor 25 in Berga, Sweden, Aug. 27, 2025. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 25 increases compatible interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and Swedish Amphibious Forces by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres)
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Cohesion as Social Capital in the Swedish Armed Forces

Salla Piira, a Finnish combat camera and conscript with Kainuu Brigade, poses in a woodline with her standard equipment during a Saber Strike force-on-force event at Vuosanka Training Area, May 19, 2026. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will exercise NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, demonstrating NATO’s ability to fight and win on the modern battlefield. Nearly 15,000 troops from eleven nations will train across the High North, Baltic region, and Poland, executing rapid maneuvers, air defense, counter-drone operations, and cyber defense to validate NATO’s regional defense plans in real time. This series of linked exercises, including Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, turns investment into capability. Soldiers integrate unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains. Sword 26 demonstrates how U.S. Army Europe and Africa drives transformation at scale while strengthening deterrence. Together with our Allies, we are building a unified, lethal force ready to defend NATO territory and respond to any threat. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Addison Shinn)
24 / 06 / 26

Finnish Conscripts Push Record Number of Demands for Better Service Conditions

A Finnish Air Force member and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Stiller, 493rd Fighter Generation Squadron tactical aircraft maintenance specialist, discuss elements of a Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to the Karelia Air Wing at Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, March 13, 2026. Training as one unified, lethal force during Exercise Cold Response 26 ensured NATO Allies and partners were prepared to safeguard and protect critical infrastructure important to both European and American interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Elizabeth Davis)
23 / 06 / 26

Misogyny in the Barracks Still Undermines Finnish Women’s Voluntary Military Service

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