Denmark has begun conscripting women into their armed forces in a recent change to their policy. Now, both men and women must enroll in the nation’s lottery for national service when they turn 18 years old.
Danish women who turn 18 from now onward will be rewarded for that milestone with an invitation to “a military base on Denmark’s national ‘defence day’ for assessment of whether they are fit to be called up for training. Those who pass that sift are entered into a lottery, with those being drawn legally compelled to serve,” reports Breitbart.
This represents a “historic change,” said the Danish Armed Forces Forsvaret in a statement. Denmark, they say, must “get used to the fact that every citizen capable of bearing arms, and not just men, is obligated to contribute to the defense of the fatherland.” The change was announced in 2024 and is only now coming into effect.
The change comes as conflict on the broader European continent may be on the horizon. Ukraine and Russia have been fighting since Russia’s invasion of their neighboring nation in February 2022, and despite the best efforts of American peacemakers, that conflict rages on.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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