Vytautas Bakas
Defence

Lithuania needs bigger defence budget for cyber security, universal conscription – MP

Lithuania needs a bigger defence budget to ensure cyber security and prepare for universal military conscription, says Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence, which has recently called on political parties to commit to increasing defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP in 2020. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Defence

Minister of Defence hopes all recruits to join voluntarily in 2017

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis hopes that all recruits will join the country’s Armed Forces voluntarily this year. […]

Šauktiniai
Defence

Lithuanian conscripts feel cheated after finishing military service

When Lithuania reintroduced military conscription last year, politicians were throwing around promises of various benefits to sweeten the deal for the country’s youngsters who were suddenly facing nine months of military service. Some of them have found that these promises should have been taken with a grain of salt.

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Linas Jakštas
Defence

First Lithuanian conscript joins professional military service in airforce

Linas Jakštas is the first conscript to start professional military service with Lithuania‘s airforce after finishing his compulsory military service.

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Defence

With conscript dead from infection, some suspect army food

Lithuanian conscript Martynas Jurkus died in a Lithuanian military hospital on Monday due to an acute infectious disease. Military representatives have denied allegations that the conscript’s rapid deterioration in medical condition could have occurred due to unsuitable food, but an official medical analysis is still forthcoming. […]