Militia

Australia will allow non-citizens to join its armed forces, the government said on Tuesday, as the sparsely populated nation struggles to meet recruitment targets.

Defense Minister Richard Marles said that from July, looser eligibility criteria would allow "permanent residents who have been living in Australia for 12 months" to serve.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is advocating for a partial revival of conscription, citing the pressing need to address the shortage of military personnel within the country. Pistorius emphasized that in the event of a shortfall in volunteer enlistment, there may be a requirement for elements of obligation to bolster recruitment numbers.

Amid growing concerns over security in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgaria's Acting Minister of Defense, Atanas Zapryanov, has addressed the issue of conscription, stating that while it is being discussed, no political decision has been reached as of yet.

Bulgaria is grappling with significant challenges in its defense sector, as revealed in the 2023 Defense Status Report. The report, accepted by the Bulgarian government, underscores the pressing need for legislative measures to address critical shortages and prepare the nation's reserve forces for potential threats.

As part of the army training, everyone should also undergo training in first aid, weapons handling, and nuclear and chemical protection, Jutarnji list.

The Prosecutor's Office entrusted the State Agency "National Security" with an inspection of properties in Bulgaria of Russian citizens included in various sanctions lists of the European Union, the United States and Great Britain.

"We work hard, we are doing one unpopular thing, performing an unpopular job. The number of those who are disobedient and arrogant who work outside the prescribed working hours and do not respect the measures of the Crisis Staff are certainly related to this number of new infections," he pointed out being hosted on TV Prva's morning program.

According to the number of vaccinated per million inhabitants, Serbia is second in Europe, after Great Britain.
In the world, Serbia ranks 6th in the number of vaccinations per million inhabitants, after Israel, the Seychelles, the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and the United States.

By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation's capital on Jan. 16, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states.

Turkey's Defense Ministry is mulling temporarily halting the conscription and the discharge of soldiers, while assessing an alternative that will allow distance training for paid military service, due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to local media reports.

A decision on the ministry's proposal will be discussed during April 13's cabinet meeting.