VILNIUS - Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene has said thatmilitary training could be mandatory for Lithuanian men. The training of a fewweeks will be optional for women.
The Defense Ministry and the Defense Staff are currently working on furtherdeveloping of the military mobilization system's active and passive reserve.
Acting chief of the army's personnel administration division of the Trainingand Personnel Board, Lieutenant Colonel Viktoras Karsavinas, said that norestrictions have been applied over the independence period for women to seekmilitary career.
At the end of January 2009, women made up 11.5 percent of the total numberof professional troops and 10.5 percent of the total number of volunteer troops.
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