US EditionFrance launches recruitment campaign for new voluntary military service
France aims to recruit 3,000 young volunteers in 2026 for a paid 10-month military service with €800 monthly pay to strengthen national defense amid European security concerns.
- On Monday, France launched a campaign to recruit thousands for a new 10-month voluntary national military service, with applications open this month and responses due by July 1.
- President Emmanuel Macron unveiled the scheme in November to bolster the armed forces amid heightened European security concerns and shifting U.S. guarantees, with the government saying the earlier SNU programme is ill-suited to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Training and roles include one month of initial training followed by nine months of operational missions, with volunteers paid at least €800 monthly, housed, fed, equipped, and performing tasks from disaster relief to drone operation and medical support.
- The rollout is gradual because of budget constraints, with costs expected at 150 million euros in 2026 and roughly 2.3 billion euros between 2026 and 2030, says the Defence Ministry.
- About 80% of volunteers will be 18-19 year-olds, with the experience recognised by the Parcoursup university admissions system and post-service options including civilian life, reserves, or full-time armed forces.
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Excludes the National Universal Service (SNU) and welcome to the national service version 2026. Applications are open in the Centre-Val de Loire, as in all France. The 18-25 years old, girls and boys, can apply for missions of a duration of 10 months, including a month of initial military training.
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This Monday, the Ministry of the Army presented the contours of the national military service, whose recruitment campaign has just begun. Young women and men between 18 and 25 years of age selected will be engaged for 10 months on French territory and will receive a balance of 800 euros gross.
France launches recruitment for ten-month voluntary national military service
France has officially launched a new voluntary national military service, opening the door for thousands of young people to sign up for a ten-month, paid stint in uniform, with the first intake set to…
The French Republic begins the recruitment campaign for the new 10-month voluntary military service scheme, announced by President Emmanuel Macron in November.
France began this Monday the recruitment campaign for the new ten-month national voluntary military service, the creation of which was announced last November by President Emmanuel Macron. "We have already received requests", assured the Minister of the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, by pointing out to the regional newspaper L'Union that its objective is to recruit in "all territories" French, so that the communication campaign will be develop…
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