Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription
Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures.
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"They have now been torn from the civilian environment."
— Tihomir Kundid , Executive
"The situation in Croatia and all around our neighbourhood was stable. Right now, it's completely different."
— Ivan Anusic , Politician
"They have now been torn from the civilian environment."
— Tihomir Kundid , Executive
"The situation in Croatia and all around our neighbourhood was stable. Right now, it's completely different."
— Ivan Anusic , Politician
"Any military development in the Balkans just makes the whole region far less secure because everyone reads it as being aimed against them."
— James Ker-Lindsay , Academic
"The response has been more than excellent. Only around one per cent of recruits filed a conscientious objection."
— Ivan Anušić , Politician
"Through this training, recruits will gain new knowledge, skills and competencies and significantly improve their physical and mental readiness."
— Tihomir Kundid , Executive
Key People
Aleksandar Vucic is the President of Serbia.
Croatia's Defence Minister.
Ivan Anušić is the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Croatia.
An analyst specialising in the Balkans and international conflict.
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia.
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Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures.
Croatia has reintroduced mandatory military service, with hundreds of teenagers reporting for duty for the first time since 2008. Training will cover traditional skills, drone operation, and cyberwarfare techniques.
Croatia has reinstated mandatory military service for young men turning 19 this year, lasting two months. The first 800 recruits have entered three barracks for basic military training.
Croatia has reintroduced mandatory military service, with the first 800 conscripts entering three barracks for two months of basic military training. Among them, 446 are volunteers, including 82 women.
Basic military training has begun in Croatia for a new intake of 800 recruits, marking the start of the program nearly two decades after compulsory military service was abolished in 2008.
Croatia has reintroduced compulsory military service after nearly 20 years, with the first 800 conscripts arriving at three barracks for two months of basic military training.
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