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hallhyesterday at 4:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

Denmark made drafts mandatory for women last year.


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pjmlpyesterday at 5:58 PM

In Portugal as well, both genders get listed when their time comes up.

lysaceyesterday at 5:12 PM

The same in Sweden since 2017.

To clarify: every young person regardless of gender is legally obliged to go through fitness testing for conscription and if deemed suitable must go through it if selected. I imagine it’s roughly similar in Denmark?

Up until the fall of the USSR ~all men did go through conscription/basic military training. After the fall only the ones that wanted to and were selected did. Now it’s ramping up massively.