Theo Francken (N-VA): “All 18-year-olds receive an invitation for voluntary military service” - World News

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Defense Minister Francken: "All 18-year-olds receive an invitation for voluntary military service in the mail"

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Theo Francken (N-VA): “All 18-year-olds receive an invitation for voluntary military service” - World News

The new Minister of Defense, Theo Francken (N-VA), said in an interview with Sudinfo that all 18-year-olds will receive an invitation to voluntarily commit themselves to Defense. The letter is part of a broader effort to strengthen the army in times of geopolitical tensions. ttn-3

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Francken wants to recruit young people en masse into the army: “All 18-year-olds will receive a letter from me as soon as possible”

All eighteen-year-olds in our country will receive an invitation to volunteer for a year in the army “as soon as possible.” Defense Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) said this in an interview with the French-language SudInfo. “All young men and women aged 18 will receive a letter from me,” Francken said.