Denmark had previously announced that, starting in 2026, it would expand conscription to include women and increase the standard term of service from four to
The Danish Armed Forces have launched an expanded conscription of young people amid actions by the United States and Russia.
I meant the pay, not amount of work. So you’re paid fixed 1200 euro no matter your salary? If someone is making, let’s say, 3000€ per month, over 11 months of service they would be losing a lot of money. Or you can’t be drafted if you’re employed full time?
Only 18 year olds are being conscripted, it’s not really like a wartime conscription where any eligible citizen can be called to serve, but rather obligatory military service where you serve a fixed amount when you turn 18. This is a common model across the world.
This is indeed no matter what you earn, but 18 year olds usually don’t have major incomes or financial responsibilities.
Ok, I get it. It was similar in Poland but you would get a deferral if you got accepted to a university. So some people would do normal service at 18 and some people would go to a lot lighter course (less bullying) when they finished university and got a higher rank when they left. I was lucky and this was abandoned right before I got my degree.
I meant the pay, not amount of work. So you’re paid fixed 1200 euro no matter your salary? If someone is making, let’s say, 3000€ per month, over 11 months of service they would be losing a lot of money. Or you can’t be drafted if you’re employed full time?
Only 18 year olds are being conscripted, it’s not really like a wartime conscription where any eligible citizen can be called to serve, but rather obligatory military service where you serve a fixed amount when you turn 18. This is a common model across the world.
This is indeed no matter what you earn, but 18 year olds usually don’t have major incomes or financial responsibilities.
Ok, I get it. It was similar in Poland but you would get a deferral if you got accepted to a university. So some people would do normal service at 18 and some people would go to a lot lighter course (less bullying) when they finished university and got a higher rank when they left. I was lucky and this was abandoned right before I got my degree.