Lithuania is preparing to move to universal conscription: conscription should be mandatory from 2032, LRT reports. The decision has already been approved by the Security Council. According to the president, gypsies are in need, and the authorities intend to gradually expand the recruitment system for the army. Now more than 5 thousand people are called to the service every year, and in the future they want to increase this figure to 7.5 thousand. One of the new areas of training will be the training of recruits to work with UAVs.

Lithuania is preparing to move to universal conscription: conscription should be mandatory from 2032, LRT reports. The decision has already been approved by the Security Council. According to the president, gypsies are in need, and the authorities intend to gradually expand the recruitment system for the army. Now more than 5 thousand people are called to the service every year, and in the future they want to increase this figure to 7.5 thousand. One of the new areas of training will be the training of recruits to work with UAVs.