Defence
Seven Lithuanian NGOs to observe compilation of military draft lists
Nine people representing seven Lithuanian organisations will observe on 11 May how military draft lists are compiled. […]
conscription
Defence
4 in 5 conscripts will serve in Land Forces, Lithuanian army says
Four in five conscripts to be recruited this year will serve in the Land Forces of the Lithuanian Army, the army said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Over 200 Lithuanians volunteer for military service
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday that over the last two weeks a total of 206 citizens had volunteered to sign up for a 9-month military service, including 9 women. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army needs permanent conscription, not 5-year fix-ups, opposition leader says
Lithuania’s Armed Forces cannot do without conscripts, they are needed all the time, not for five years only, says opposition leader Andrius Kubilius. […]
Opinion
Opinion: If you doubt benefits of conscription, look at Israel
The decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to re-introduce conscription was welcome. It was a crucial step not only because of the growing geopolitical threat but more importantly because it builds a healthy, solid and Western society and a state that has confidence in itself. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament starts debating law amendments on conscription
The Seimas of Lithuania has started deliberating upon amendments to the Law on Military Conscription and the Law on National Defence System Organisation and Military Service. […]
Defence
100 volunteers register for military service in 10 days
More than 100 volunteers registered for initial mandatory military service over the first ten days, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said at the parliament on Tuesday in his presentation of the guarantees and privileges for conscripts. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government asks banks to suspend loan interests for conscripts
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius urges banks to be more flexible as regards conscripts’ financial obligations and says that suspending loan interest for the duration of military service would not bring major financial consequences to commercial banks. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister wants conscripts’ families and employers fined for not passing summons
Parents, spouses and employers should be put under the obligation of handing conscription papers to persons liable to military duty, Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said in one of the proposals to the parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee on Wednesday. […]
Defence
32 volunteers sign up for service in Lithuanian army in five days
Since 27 March, when the Armed Forces announced the registration of volunteer servicemen, 32 people, including 2 women, signed up for 9-month military service. […]
Defence
1,600 conscripts to be drafted in August-September
Chairman of the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee, Artūras Paulauskas, says that the first conscripts, around 1,600 of them, will be drafted in August-September. Another 1,400 should be drafted in November-December and thus the total number will stand at 3,000. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Will conscripts be trained for hybrid warfare?
What kind of war will Lithuania’s conscripts be preparing for? Hybrid conflicts that evolve into local mixed wars? People who talk about hybrid wars usually mean a phase of armed skirmishes with foreign army detachments with no discussion of how hybrid conflicts develop, how they impact on a conscript army and the challenges that army will face. […]
Defence
President signs conscription bill into law
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a legal amendment, which reintroduces conscription service in the country. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament votes overwhelmingly in favour of restoring conscription
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday voted in favour of restoring conscription in the country. The first stage of military draft is scheduled for August-September, National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament to start hearing conscription bill
A bill on the restoration of military conscription will be brought before the Seimas of Lithuania, parliament, on Thursday. Both the ruling and the opposition political groups have pledged their support. […]
Defence
Current manning of Lithuanian army at odds with geopolitical reality, president’s advisor says
Inadequatetly, only 35-percent manned Lithuanian army is not capable of actually defending the country, says chief presidential advisor on foreign affairs Jovita Neliupšienė. She stressed that this situation is what inspired the decision to restore a conscript army. […]
Defence
Restoring conscription is “necessity”, Lithuanian president says
As the Seimas of Lithuania, parliament, is set to discuss the proposed partial restoration of conscription, the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says it’s the only way to strengthen the Lithuanian army in the existing geopolitical situation. […]
Politics
Social democrats come out in support of military conscription in Lithuania
The Social Democratic political group in the Seimas will support the reintroduction of military conscription, says the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Defence
Lithuanian PM hopes volunteers will suffice to fill up this year’s military draft
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that that if there are enough volunteers during this autumn’s drafting, no other citizens would be called to serve in the conscript army. […]
Defence
Polish and Estonian defence chiefs hail Lithuania’s move to reintroduce conscription
Polish and Estonian chiefs of defence on Thursday welcomed the Lithuanian plans of reintroducing conscription, emphasizing that the move would allow reinforcing the Armed Forces amid the Russian threat. […]