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Lithuanian Seimas endorses permanent military recruitment scheme
BC, Vilnius, 16.06.2016.
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Print versionLithuania's parliament on June 16th passed a law on permanent recruitment of young people to the country's Armed Forces, reports LETA/BNS.
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The lawmakers adopted changes to the Military Conscription Law, which envisage that "conscription to permanent initial military service is conducted every year."
Earlier this week, the parliament stipulated that between 3,500 and 4,000 young men between ages of 19 and 26 would be recruited for military service on an annual basis until 2022.
Lithuania stopped recruiting to the army in 2008 but reintroduced the procedure last year in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine and in an effort to complete military units and draft a reserve.
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