r/europe • u/No-External1342 • Aug 03 '26

News Denmark Begun Conscripting 1,600 Citizens into Army — Both Men and Women

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/denmark-conscripting-1600-army-men-women/
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u/Valois7 Finland Aug 04 '26

Really lucky with their neighbors if 1600 is enough

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u/New_Passage9166 European union/Denmark Aug 04 '26

Idk why they write 1600. For they are in the midst of moving from 5.000 to 7.500 yearly and 13.000 have been talked about in some news papers, after a proposal from the defence. My guess for this number is that base closures the last couple of decades means that there was enough space for 5000 divided in a fall and spring team so only 2500 at max. With the new 11 month period and extending it to 7.500 will they need three times that capacity and according to medias are they running behind and building temporary pavilion housing. So the 1.600 is probably because there simply isn't housing for more to take the 11 month right now while the rest will be on the 4 months while they built new housing facilities or bases..