Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard is responsible for implementing the new, significantly extended conscription, which may include operational service abroad. It comes in the wake of several troubling incidents within the defense forces. 2024 was »toilsome« in many respects, says the Chief of Defense.
The Danish military appears to have deliberately chosen a day rich in symbolism as the starting point for when new recruits at the country’s barracks can sign up for the new, significantly expanded conscription.
However, acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard insists he didn’t issue the order. He’s not concerned though, that the opening coincides with Denmark’s 80th anniversary of liberation.
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