Young Danes Start Extended Military Service
She declined the pay and allowances given to recruits as Denmark expands conscription to women and stretches service to 11 months.
- On Monday, August 3, 2026, Princess Isabella arrived at Antvorskov Barracks in Slagelse, Denmark, to begin her 11-month military service as one of 1,600 new recruits under an expanded conscription policy.
- The government's policy, first announced in 2024, extended standard service from four to 11 months and includes women for the first time to bolster defenses amid Arctic security concerns and the conflict in Ukraine.
- Completing her service without pay, Princess Isabella will rely on financial support from King Frederik and Queen Mary, while recruits undergo five months of basic training followed by six months of operational service.
- Conscripts will deploy to Greenland later this month, a deployment carrying political weight given past annexation claims by President Donald Trump; Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the nation defends all territory, "including our own."
- By 2033, the annual intake of conscripts will reach 7,500 from 5,000, strengthening the military's capabilities in the Nordic region amid broader defense modernization efforts.
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Young Danes start extended military service
Among them was the country's Princess Isabella, 19, who joined as a conscript at at the Guard Hussar Regiment at Antvorskov Barracks in Slagelse. Denmark, a NATO member state, decided in 2024 to extend the length of its military service from four months and to open it up to women. "Well, look east. Need I say more? It is of course the security situation from the Russia perspective and what Russia will be able to do if NATO actually does not do a…
Since last year, Denmark has been subject to compulsory military service for women, including the offspring of the Royal House.
(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yun-kyung = Denmark's expanded conscription system, implemented to respond to threats from Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump's pressure to annex Greenland...
Denmark’s Princess Isabella Begins Her Military Training
Princess Isabella of Denmark reported for military service training, becoming one of the first young women to enter Denmark’s newly expanded conscription program. Notably, she declined the salary her fellow recruits will receive.
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