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. […]
A man performing the initial mandatory military service passed away in a Kaunas hospital on Monday morning. […]
In 2015, about a third of conscripts did not pass their military medical examinations. Why were a third of the conscripts turned away from the military, and is it possible to fool the military medical examination commission? […]
The reintroduction of military conscription for good in Lithuania is likely be approved by the Lithuanian parliament unanimously, said Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė of the Labour Party. […]
Almost half the positions of this year’s military draft have already been filled by volunteers, according to Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. If volunteers continue signing up at the present rate, there might not be any need to draft young men who have not come forward for the military service themselves, the ministry says. […]
Despite the recommendations for the introduction of permanent conscription, Lithuanian conscripts will constitute only a small part of Lithuania’s total armed forces – about one-sixth – with the rest recruited as professional soldiers, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas told Žinių radijas. […]
Mandatory initial military service should be reintroduced in Lithuania for good rather than for five years, the State Defence Council decided on Monday. […]
The State Defence Council, summoned by President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday, is to decide whether Lithuania should keep military conscription indefinitely. […]
“Dinner in the canteen: ‘Oh look, there’s cheese!’ – a soldier exclaimed. ‘No, its for the Americans,’ the chef answered strictly” – this was an exchange shared by Lithuanian journalist Ignas Krupavičius, who is currently serving as a conscript in the Lithuanian army. […]
Liudvikas Jakavičius, a 31-year-old third-generation Lithuanian expatriate from Mexico, shares his experience of military service in the Lithuanian army. […]
One of the founders of the Lithuanian army has said the Defence Minister, Juozas Olekas’s position that a professional army is sufficient and conscription is not needed is irresponsible in current international conditions. […]
Jonas Valančiūnas, the Toronto Raptors center beloved by basketball fans both in Lithuania and abroad, made it into the conscription list as part of Lithuania’s mandatory military conscription for 2016. […]
Demographic experts attacked Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius for saying that increased emigration from Lithuania was down to military conscription, pointing instead to low wages and long term emigration trends as the key reasons behind the increase. […]
Military conscription, which was reinstated in Lithuania last year, was one of the reasons behind a hike in emigration, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes. […]
When Lithuania had huddled up under NATO’s wing, it felt more secure and even unconcerned as to where it would get more funding for its army or how it could modernize it. The events in Georgia and Ukraine, however, jolted the Baltic country out of its lethargy and forced it to look at how it can strengthen its armed forces. […]
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence is releasing lists of potential draftees on Monday. Last minute changes due to a technical error will not delay the release. […]
On Monday, the latest list of Lithuanian men selected for the draft will be published. Though the list will include 3,000 men, 600 have already volunteered to fill those positions. Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas expressed his hope that, in 2016, the Lithuanian military’s draft requirements will once again be met by volunteers. […]
Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said that he expects all 3,000 places for compulsory military service to be filled by volunteers next year. […]
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday endorsed a proposal on reinstating military conscription beyond 2020, although prime minister and defence minister remain unconvinced. […]
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