Photo: Miloš Milivojević/TanjugWhen Nebojša Stefanović promised an analysis of mandatory military service two weeks ago, the dust rose again in the public eye. The Minister of Defense decided to respond in writing, but the response contained everything else, except information about military service
Defense Minister Nebojša Stefanović responded with a written statement after the hype that arose over the possibility of re-introducing mandatory military service, about which no details were given. At the same time, Stefanović focused more on the "defense" of Kosovo and Metohija, praising Aleksandar Vučić and the division into "us" and "them", than on military service. He only mentioned that the Assembly will make the final decision.
Stefanović accused "quasi-experts" of being responsible for the stories that "Serbia is rattling weapons and measuring the size of swords with its neighbors" with the intention of re-introducing mandatory military service. He did not specify who he was referring to.
"We do not threaten anyone, we do not endanger anyone, we protect our people and our country. At the same time, we are building never more concrete and visible bridges of cooperation with our neighbors in the region", said the Minister of Defense, even though the turbulence in the region is constant.
Stefanović touched on Kosovo and Metohija, and accused "them" again, because, as he says, "they", whoever "they" are, probably think that Serbia is "healing complexes and building some kind of militaristic spirit" by returning military service. He added that "they" have been saying Kosovo for a long time, probably thinking that by omitting the full name of the southern Serbian province, its independence is implied.
Stefanović also spoke about the "historical support of the people" to Aleksandar Vučić "for the second time in a row", as well as the fact that the people also support their army.
All in all, Stefanović did not answer a single question regarding the possible re-introduction of military service: how much it would cost, where so many recruits would be accommodated and trained, how long military service would last, at what age young Serbian citizens should go to the army, how much would that increase the combat readiness of the Serbian Army, would the law provide for conscientious objection, i.e. civilian military service...
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