US EditionBelgium invites 150,000 young people to join a new voluntary military service
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Starting today, all 17-year-olds in Belgium will receive a call-up letter for a year of voluntary military service. According to the Flemish Youth Council, this letter doesn't quite strike the right tone. "If this had been a vacancy on the VDAB website, not many people would have applied." Nevertheless, the Ministry of Defence hopes that around 1,500 young people will apply.
The Belgian Government has sent a letter to the 150,000 young people who have reached the age of 17 to invite them to become soldiers for one year. It is not a question of re-establishing military service but of offering a voluntary “training period” as a reinforcement to deal with the situation created by the war in Ukraine. To get an idea, the Belgian armed forces currently have fewer than 30,000 men, although in return they are highly qualifi…
The voluntary service will begin in September 2026 with the military training of 500 men and women between the ages of 18 and 25, who will receive a salary of €2,000 net per month Read
Tens of thousands of young adults from all over Belgium will begin, starting this Monday, to receive by mail a very particular invitation: to encourage themselves to test, in 2026, the military career or, at least, to register for a one-year voluntary military service. The Belgian Government has already sent 149,000 letters to 17-year-old men and women in the country, in which it encourages them to take advantage of this “one-time opportunity” t…
In the Netherlands, about 750 young people take this training - RTL info This voluntary military service offers a one-year training, paid at a monthly rate of 2000 euros net. Inspired by the Dutch model, this concept is accessible without long-term commitment. In the Netherlands, about 750 young people aged 18 to 27 are currently undergoing this training. Since its launch, the initiative has attracted many participants, including Job, an 18-year…
The Belgian Government has begun to send 149,000 letters to 17-year-olds inviting them to participate in a one-year voluntary military service programme.
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