Former soldiers are returning to uniform - About 70% fewer departures from the Armed Forces. How are capacities increasing?
The Armed Forces are not only attracting more young people to their ranks, but are also bringing back those who have served previously, who have left over the years for various reasons. According to the Ministry of Defense, military departures have decreased by 70% compared to previous years.
Meanwhile, in parallel with the decrease in the desire to leave the Armed Forces, we also have the beginning of returns. Sometimes due to low salaries and sometimes due to the difficulty of career progression, many military personnel have given up their uniforms or have gone into the reserves. But the situation is no longer the same as before. With the increase in salaries and the improvement of other working conditions, in January-February alone, 48 military personnel have returned to the active force, of which 4 officers, 30 non-commissioned officers and 14 active marines. It is expected that this pace of returns will continue until the end of the year.
In 2024, the Council of Ministers approved the draft law on reservists. Military personnel who have been released into the reserve, as well as civilians who meet the criteria for admission to military service in the reserve, are recruited through competition and sign the relevant contract for military service in the reserve for a duration of no less than 2 years with the right to renewal. They will be additional capacities alongside the active forces of the Armed Forces in operations.
Recruitment has already begun, and the goal is to have 363 reservists by 2026 and maintain this pace year after year. They are of various specialties, doctors, telecom specialists or engineers, and in order to attract more and more reservists, it is planned that the contract will also be accompanied by scholarships.
The reserve service will include a reservist force that will consist of 25% of the active forces, or about 2,100 personnel, thus providing a significant capacity for rapid response in emergencies.
New admissions to the Armed Forces also show the same trend. In the first phase of recruitment for 2026 alone, there were 252 winners. In the last 14 months, 1,000 active personnel have been added to the Armed Forces. The plan is to continue with 200 more recruitments in March-April and 400 more in the second half of the year.
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