Conscription
Three hairdressing students at Praktiska gymnasiet in Falun are disappointed with the call to muster. They fear conscription will disrupt their training. This year, 741 youths from Dalarna are summoned to muster.
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A military exercise is underway in Gimo and Österbybruk in Östhammars municipality. Conscripts are practicing patrolling with dogs for the first time, including Arvid Wadman who tracks planted finds in the forest. The exercise involves the F16 air wing and runs from March 2 to 6.
After a heated dispute in the SPD parliamentary group, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, deputy group leader Siemtje Möller, and MP Falko Droßmann have struck a conciliatory tone in a joint letter. They emphasize the priority of voluntariness in the new conscription and express openness to a compromise with the Union. The aim is for the conscription law to take effect on January 1, 2025.
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Green Party politician and Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has called for a 'republican year' for all 18-year-olds. This voluntary service would be gender-neutral and offer alternatives to conscription. The idea was presented in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.