The Minister of Defense: “Young people can come to make the army four months voluntarily, they will be paid.” Moșteanu's explanations about the compulsory army
The Minister of Defense, Ionuț Mosteanu, told Antena 3 CNN that the project for the volunteer military service aims to “We have a larger, more prepared and younger army reserve.” He says that the Romanian army reserve is “aging” after the compulsory military service was abolished in 2007. Moșteanu spoke about how the new project will work and what its goals are.
The Minister of Defense, Ionuț Mosteanu spoke about the compulsory military internship. Photo: Facebook
“As a steps, it is a modification of the law of preparation of the population for defense. It is an older project, it has been tried to endeavor but in the past years the political responsibilities fled any theme related to the war, Ukraine, the army. Being elections, they preferred not to discuss. As we see, the challenges around us, younger because the compulsory army is no longer compulsory from January 1, 2007 and all those who made the army 18 years ago and the whole reserve is old. Revarked at the end of these four months and then they remain in the Romanian army reserve.said the minister.
Asked how this volunteer military service will work for young people who work, the minister explained: “He will have a variety of leave, he will be able to leave work and then return. It is certainly a principle that we keep very long and if he is not articulated in draft now he will be after passing from the committees in Parliament. In 2026, in Romania there will be the voluntary military internship.”
About the possibility of returning the compulsory military internship, Moșteanu said: “Anything can be if it is a political will but I think it is not the case. The armies must be professional military, so are the NATO armies. Then, from there, according to societies, some have chosen the compulsory army, others do not. I think it is not the case. Probably.
