The decision on the return of military service in Serbia will be announced soon, and on Thursday the President of Serbia presented the details that are being negotiated. Experts assessed this as a forced move, or else an acknowledgment of the collapse of the professional army in the progressive era
She waited a long time announcement of the President of Serbia who said on Thursday that he was with representatives of the Serbian Army discussed the return of mandatory military service. For men, it would last 75 days, while for women, military service would be voluntary.
He told reporters that military service could be introduced in about a year. He added that there are several other problems, but that efforts must also be made to save people in the country.
According to available surveys, over two-thirds of people in Serbia support military service. Even the majority of young people support this. Thus, a few years ago, a survey by the House of Wine agency circulated, according to which 72,5 percent of young people (17 to 30 years old) declared for the mandatory army.
Young people support?
Serbia, Croatia and numerous other European countries are flirting with reintroducing military service. Support among the people is generally high because it sounds good.
Military analyst Vlade Radulović said earlier that the media matrix in Serbia repeats itself: it is constantly being said that, yes, young people also support the mandatory term.
"But ask them specifically if they would go?" Or, when someone is 27 years old, ask him why he didn't already serve voluntarily, and he could have?" Radulović explained.
He said that there is a real fear that part of the youth could avoid mandatory military service. Or by obtaining an alibi from a doctor, which was done before, or even by moving out of the country.
That is why Radulović pointed out earlier that it is necessary to be careful and gradually popularize the army, to attract more and more young people to serve voluntarily, before any obligation is introduced.
Barracks in bad condition
She said that the barracks are in bad condition and that it is necessary to restore them, and that this infrastructure costs money earlier for "Time" military analyst Katarina Đokić.
She said that during the reform of the defense system in the first decade of this century, the number of units was reduced, and a large number of military facilities were put out of use.
"Although most of the barracks have not been sold or exchanged, they have been derelict for 20 years and a lot of investment is needed to restore them."
In recent years, the Ministry of Defense has been budgeting for the project of rebuilding military facilities, but it is about relatively small funds.
A bigger problem, Đokić pointed out, is the availability of non-commissioned officers who, in the event of military service being reinstated, should train such a large number of soldiers.
Collapse of the military in the progressive era
For experts, the idea of bringing back conscription is an acknowledgment of the collapse of a professional military in the progressive era.
Military analyst Aleksandar Radić said earlier that it would be good if the initiative for mandatory military service in Serbia came to life, but that the people who should implement it are not up to the task.
He then said that four months is a short period for training and that experience in other countries has shown that it is necessary for military service to last at least six months.
"The proposal that military service lasts up to four months seems to me to be a compromise between the recognition of the needs of the Serbian Army and the desire to create as little negative reaction as possible in public opinion," explained the military analyst.
For retired aviation brigadier general Sreta Malinović, the announcement of the return of mandatory military service is, in a way, extinguishing the fire.
"This is not a matter of daily politics, will we or won't we?" First of all, this is a forced move due to the state of staffing of the Serbian Armed Forces," Malinović told Vreme earlier.
A total of 16 countries in Europe have compulsory military service, but only a small number have actual conscription with potential criminal sanctions for those who do not respond to the call-up. Armies generally have a sufficient number of volunteers. Greece has the strictest system, and Sweden and Denmark have the most liberal.
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