Conscription

The Bundeswehr plans to send questionnaires to around 650,000 young people starting mid-January to assess their suitability for voluntary military service. The service remains voluntary, but men must complete the questionnaire while women can do so optionally. The law modernizing military service was recently approved by the Bundesrat.

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At the turn of the year, compensation for Swedish conscripts will increase for the first time since 2017. According to Pliktrådet, which represents those subject to total defense service, the raise is not sufficient.