Lithuania has presented its 2026 draft plan as bloc’s European militarization ramps up
Lithuania has unveiled an expanded conscription plan that will run year-round from 2026, becoming the latest NATO member to ramp up mandatory service as the bloc intensifies militarization across Europe.
The expanded plan will allow for young people to be called up straight after high school, with fitness for service assessed at 17 years of age through mandatory health checks. The Baltic state restored compulsory military service in 2015 after a seven-year suspension and later made the draft permanent.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces say they intend to call up…
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