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Nation may reinstate mandatory military service

Jun 18, 2009
By Monika Hanley

RIGA - The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) is considering reinstating mandatory military service if its budget is cut any further, said Airis Rikveilis, head of the Defense Ministry bureau. The current budget plan allows for enough resources to create a professional army, which according to the Defense Ministry is preferable. However, representatives said that if the budget undergoes any more cuts, the ministry would have to reconsider the financial benefits of mandatory service for emergen ...

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