Cunek calls for the restoration of military service. Just weapons won't save us, he said

Senator KDU-ČSL said that other European countries gradually and each other approach how to introduce or renew basic military service.

« We still have the feeling that we live in a world where each of us can decide how it wants, and no one has anything to order. I believe that the defense of the homeland is not just a personal decision, but it is a task of the state – to protect the homeland and protect the nation, » Cunek explained.

We are not planning basic military services, the Senator of the Minister of Defense Cernochov

« We are not going to have the basic military service, » said the Minister of Defense for ODS Jana Černochová, who came to the Senate to support an amendment to the Act on Professional soldiers.

Except for one million crowns, a one -off recruitment contribution from the current maximum, which is 250 thousand crowns, should increase. According to the Ministry of Defense, the aim is to support the completion of the army's numerical states and maintaining the current staff.

« This is something that we want to motivate not only current members to stay, but of course to take such measures for more people to enter the army, » Černochová said.

Cunek then argued that we had tens of percent of young men who never had to listen to anyone and the basic military service could change it. « Waiting for it when it's too late, it's not good, just weapons won't save us, » the Senator explained.

« The war cannot replace a non -functional family, » Černochová replied, pointing out that even without basic military service there is a conscription that concerns every citizen from 18 to 60 years.

« Restoration of basic military service is something unrealistic, » the Minister of Defense in the Senate added.

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