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A question about new conscription policy: still basically voluntary? (leddit.danmark.party)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm interested in the new conscription policy being proposed.

From what I've read, women would be required to register for the lottery and service would be extended to 11 months.

My current understanding is that conscription in Denmark is basically voluntary. If you say you don't want to do it, they won't pick you? How exactly does that work if there's a lottery?

And would that change with the new policy?

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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/comments83820 at 2024-03-16 22:44:27+00:00.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

comments83820 (OP) at 2024-03-16 23:17:11+00:00 ID: kv7ftba

You can say you don't want to, and you will have to do some other work for the same time ("militærnægtertjeneste"). The lottery exists as they don't have unlimited space, so even if you do want to go they can't take everybody.

I'm a little confused. If there's a lottery, because there's more demand than supply for military training, why would anyone have to express a desire to do alternative service? Wouldn't the people who don't want to serve just not participate in the lottery? Or I'm missing something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

MightBeWrongThough at 2024-03-17 00:39:37+00:00 ID: kv7rzc0

As it is now, when men become 18 they are summoned to go to a military facility, where you have to do some tests to see if you're eligible, both a physical examination and a mental one like an IQ test kinda thing, this is also a huge source of data on the male population. After all these tests you are either deemed eligible or not, if you're eligible you will pick a number in the lottery and depending on the number you either are forced to join or not, 99% join voluntarily. I don't know why they do the lottery, or if the drafted can get out of service in some way, they can avoid military service by going to "beredskabet" which is like special emergency services, for stuff like fires or floods.

Also if you are drafted you can postpone you're service if you are studying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Correct_Cobbler_4013 at 2024-03-17 00:31:58+00:00 ID: kv7qupj

You cannot opt out of the "lottery".