Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription

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The training will cover everything from traditional skills, to drone control, to cyber warfare techniques.

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The first conscripts began their compulsory military service in Croatia today. They were accompanied to their barracks by their families, and were greeted in one of the barracks at the start of their training by Croatian Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić and Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Army Tihomir Kundid.

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The compulsory military service returns to Croatia after almost two decades and the first recruits showed up at the barracks this Monday, in a context of fear of an escalation of conflicts in the world.This European Union member country had abolished compulsory military service in 2008, a year before joining NATO.Continue reading...

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Croatian conscription: Compulsory military service returns to the country after 18 years.

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Conscription of young people in Croatia began on Monday - All 18-year-old men receive a draft notice and, at the age of 19, undergo two months of basic training.