A Swedish armed forces member, right, and Dutch Marines with 25 RSTA Squadron, utilize an Android Tactical Assault Kit to observe a training site during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 12, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Payton Walley) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out faces.)

Swedish military personnel injured during service can face lengthy public healthcare queues, with no healthcare insurance guaranteeing faster treatment, reserve captain David Carlqvist has warned in an October 21 column for Officerstidningen. Carlqvist described suffering a serious knee injury while instructing 19-year-old conscripts during security guard training. Despite being injured on duty, he discovered that the Swedish Armed Forces did not provide the healthcare coverage he had assumed would ensure prompt treatment. Instead, he was referred to the ordinary public healthcare system, with its waiting lists, referrals and bureaucracy.

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