Danish women to encounter a lottery summon

The Danish women are now confronted with 11 months of military service when they are 18 years old after a change in law.

According to the new rules adopted by Denmark Parliament, women must join teenage men in a lottery system that may require them to take a contribution period.

The change was imported as NATO countries intensify defense costs Against the background of increased security concerns in Europe.

So far, women were allowed to participate in military service when they were 18, but on a voluntary basis.

As of Tuesday, both men and women who are 18 years old will be required to register in order to be evaluated for potential military service. Volunteers will first be appointed, with the remaining numbers consisting through the lottery system.

The change will also be seen that the summons of teenagers are increasing from four months to 11 months.

About 4,700 Danish men and women took a short period of military service in 2024 – about 24% of them are women volunteers. The new summons are expected to see the total number of military service annually has increased to 6500 to 2033.

Denmark follows the example of neighboring Sweden and Norway, who have both summoned women in recent years.

The government also announced 40.5 billion Danish crowns in March ($ 4.3 billion, $ 5.9 billion) an increase in defense spending over the next five years to meet NATO goals.

There are currently about 9,000 professional officials who serve the military in Denmark.

Colonel Kenneth Strom, head of the Danish military reference program, said the change was “based on a political decision and a political agreement made by the countries”.

He added: “And it is obviously based on the current security situation in order to gain more combat power and to have these skills, either for the army, the fleet, the air force, or even for the forces of special operations.”

Speaking to the Reuters news agency, Catherine, a current volunteer in the military in Denmark, said: “In the world we are currently, we need to have more recruits and I think women should contribute the same as men do.

“I think this is a positive change.”