Danish women to meet the recruitment by lottery

Danish women are now facing to be summoned for 11 months of military service when they are 18 years old, after the change in the law entered into force.

Under new bases approved by the Denmark Parliament, women join

The change was brought in the name of NATO countries enhance defensive spending Amid increasing security interests in Europe.

So far, women have been allowed to participate in military service when she was 18 years old, but on a voluntary basis.

From Tuesday, men and women will be asked for the age of 18 for registration to evaluate it for possible military service. The volunteers will be recruited first, with the remaining numbers through the lottery system.

The change will also witness that the recruitment period for teenagers rises from four to 11 months.

About 4,700 Danish men and women did a short period of military service in 2024 – about 24 % of them are female. It is expected that the new rules related to recruitment are expected to see that the total number of military service rises annually to 6500 by 2033.

Denmark follows the example of Sweden and neighboring Norway, which both brought a recruitment to women in recent years.

In March, the government also announced an increase in a Danish trend of 40.5 billion (4.3 billion pounds, $ 5.9 billion) in defense spending over the next five years to achieve NATO goals.

There are about 9,000 professional employees who are currently serving in the Denmark Army.

Colonel Kenneth Strom, head of the Danish Army recruitment program, said that the change “is based on a political decision and a political agreement concluded by the two parties.”

He added: “It is clear that it depends on the current security situation in order to obtain more combat force and obtain those necessary skills for the army, the navy, the air force, or even the special operations forces.”

Speaking to Reuters news agency, Catherine, the current volunteer at the Denmark Army, said: “In the global situation, we are at the moment, it is necessary that there be more recruits, and I think women should contribute to this equally, as men do,” said Catherine, the current volunteer at the Denmark Army.

“I think it’s a positive change.”