Thumbs down to shorter conscriptionLatvian Defense Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis does not support shortening the mandatory military service period from 12 to six months as proposed by the task force that he himself is chairing. Kristovskis told BNS that six months were too short a period to give recruits adequate training in the use of arms and military tactics. "I'm not quite optimistic about it," said the minister, commenting on one of the task force proposals for gradual transition to a professional army in Latvia. He said the military service period could be cut down if Latvia follo...
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