Military Service: Voluntary in Belgium, Compulsory in sweden... Where Are We in Europe?

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DECRYPTAGE - Before France, which will soon launch a voluntary national service, several European countries have chosen to re-establish a form of conscription, whether mandatory or not, in the face of the Russian threat.

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This Sunday, a briefing on voluntary military service was held in Liège. The Defence is looking for 500 young people at least 17 years of age and will test 3,500 registered physically and psychologically before training the 500 best for 10 months. "They will sleep in tents, when it rains, when it freezes, they will shoot with a weapon, they will walk with a heavy bag," explains Guillaume Van Eylen, Major and head of the "Military Service" projec…