Danish now begins to include women over 18 in the conscription, whereas before it only required men over 18. Moreover, the service period in the Danish military will be significantly increased from four months to eleven months starting next February.
So far, Denmark has recruited and conscripted a total of 4,700 people per year, which will increase to 6,500 people per year starting in 2027.
The current practice of Denmark is to emulate Israel. Since the end of the Cold War, Denmark has consistently failed to meet its recruitment targets because few people were willing to join the military. In recent years, Denmark has perceived an increasing threat from Russia, and a lack of manpower has become a very serious issue. To address the shortage of personnel, Denmark reintroduced conscription in 2018, but the results were still unsatisfactory. Therefore, Denmark has now expanded the previous policy of conscripting only male soldiers to include both men and women, and also extended the service period.
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