Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war
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Croatia’s parliament has voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s.

  • maptoMEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    Not a good sign.

    PS: Welcome back, and apologies for the downtime.

    • Pan0wski@infosec.pub
      OP
      1·
      9 days ago

      Indeed, I believe this is only a start and that they will later increase it to 6 months or more.

      • maptoMEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        6 months is not so much, as long as it is meaningful activity and there are decent possibilities for an alternative service. Maybe mine is the perspective of someone who has never had these two things.

        • Pan0wski@infosec.pub
          OP
          2·
          9 days ago

          Everyone I talked to who did service, especially after the war said that it was a huge wase of time and that they learned nothing. As for alternative service, we do have alternative service available - 3 months serving in Civil Protection or 4 months working for local government.