VILNIUS - Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene has said that military training could be mandatory for Lithuanian men. The training of a few weeks will be optional for women.
The Defense Ministry and the Defense Staff are currently working on further developing of the military mobilization system's active and passive reserve.
Acting chief of the army's personnel administration division of the Training and Personnel Board, Lieutenant Colonel Viktoras Karsavinas, said that no restrictions have been applied over the independence period for women to seek military career.
At the end of January 2009, women made up 11.5 percent of the total number of professional troops and 10.5 percent of the total number of volunteer troops.
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