Community Army Service Increases in Popularity

Ljubljana, 2 February - ARMY/CIVIL/SERVICE
Slovenia is the only European country which offers the same time length, namely seven months for obligatory army service in its normal form and in its community service form (where the conscript performs community service tasks so as to avoid carrying arms). Due to its advantages, the latter has become one of the main reasons as to why there is a shortage of soldiers in the Slovene Armed Forces. The admission of conscientious objections to obligatory service is allowed for those who do not wish to carry arms due to religious, philosophical and humanitarian reasons, and results in community army service.