Name: Czech military struggling to meet recruitment goals, but compulsory military service not on the cards
Uploaded: 2024-10-25T09:41:05+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: At the opening of an exhibition marking 20 years since the abolition of compulsory military service in the Czech lands, Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka admitted that the military is struggling to meet its recruitment goals. He said radical action is needed to be taken since the army was becoming uncompetitive on the

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At the opening of an exhibition marking 20 years since the abolition of compulsory military service in the Czech lands, Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka admitted that the military is struggling to meet its recruitment goals. He said radical action is needed to be taken since the army was becoming uncompetitive on the labour market.

Recruitment to the armed forces is not going as well as it should, this year’s numbers are not good and the overall trend is not good, Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka told reporters in an unusually frank statement this week.

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Author: Daniela Lazarová