In a governance plan sent to the Reform Party and Eesti 200 as inspiration while they draw up a new coalition deal, the nonparliamentary Parempoolsed has proposed expanding mandatory military service — or conscription — to all citizens, including women.The party is also calling for several taxes to be lowered or repealed altogether.
“Mandatory and manageable military service must be established for all citizens in order to systematically prepare the entire population to prevent and handle war and crisis situations,” Parempoolsed stated in its governance plan.
Currently, male Estonian citizens become subject to conscription at the age of 17, when they are entered as call-up selectees in Estonia’s national defense obligation register.Men are called to serve conscription between the ages of 18-27, inclusive.
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