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Voluntary Military Service Year Starts Tomorrow: in Germany, a Quarter Dropped Out After Just a Few Months

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Tomorrow, 50 young people aged 18 to 25 in our country will begin their voluntary military service year. In the coming weeks, 450 other young people will follow their example. It is a new concept in Belgium: no compulsory military service, but rather young people who voluntarily work full-time for the Defence Forces for one year. The Belgian army hopes to attract more people this way. In countries such as Germany, Sweden, or Norway, a similar sy…

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Tomorrow, 50 young people aged 18 to 25 in our country will begin their voluntary military service year. In the coming weeks, 450 other young people will follow their example. It is a new concept in Belgium: no compulsory military service, but rather young people who voluntarily work full-time for the Defence Forces for one year. The Belgian army hopes to attract more people this way. In countries such as Germany, Sweden, or Norway, a similar sy…

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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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