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Croatia reintroduces military conscription (apnews.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by pan0wski to c/balkanika@feddit.bg

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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s.

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[–] mapto@feddit.bg 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not a good sign.

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[–] pan0wski 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Indeed, I believe this is only a start and that they will later increase it to 6 months or more.

[–] mapto@feddit.bg 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

6 months is not so much, as long as it is meaningful activity and there are decent possibilities for an alternative service. Maybe mine is the perspective of someone who has never had these two things.

[–] pan0wski 2 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone I talked to who did service, especially after the war said that it was a huge wase of time and that they learned nothing. As for alternative service, we do have alternative service available - 3 months serving in Civil Protection or 4 months working for local government.