“We are re-arming to avoid war.” Denmark requires women to do compulsory military service

The country's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, announced that mandatory military service would be increased from four months to 11 months.

Denmark to extend compulsory military service to women. The news was announced by Defense Minister Trolls Lund Paulsen at a press conference on Wednesday.

“More robust recruitment, including full gender parity, should contribute to solving the challenges of defence, national mobilization and recruitment of our armed forces,” the official said. Cited by Politico.

Danish women were already able to volunteer for the armed forces, and they made up a quarter of the country's total military personnel.

For his part, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced an increase in mandatory military service from four to 11 months, as well as investment in air defense systems and the creation of a six-thousand-strong infantry regiment.

“We are not re-arming because we want war, destruction or suffering. We are re-arming to avoid war and at this moment in a world that is questioning the international order,” Frederickson explained. Ukraine.

Denmark is the third European country to use the measure after Norway in 2015 and Sweden in 2017.