Emmanuel Macron speaks on a divisive proposal

While the war in Ukraine pushes France to accelerate its rearmament, Emmanuel Macron dismissed the idea of ​​a return to compulsory military service. On the other hand, he announced a overhaul of the Universal National Service (SNU), which could be redirected to better respond to the challenges of defense and national sovereignty.

© Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images – Emmanuel Macron speaks on June 15, 2022 before French soldiers deployed in NATO forces in Romania. Safeguard safeguarded Receiving Emmanuel Macron alerts if a recent survey indicates that 61 % of French people are favorable to the restoration of military service, Emmanuel Macron swept this hypothesis in an interview in South West on March 15. “We no longer have the basis, no longer logistics. (…) Returning back is absolutely not a short-term realistic scheme, “he explained, recalling that the French army is today entirely professionalized. Contracting Germany or Belgium, which debate a possible return to conscription, France eliminated military service in 1995. Its recovery would require considerable infrastructure and means, incompatible with the current priorities of armed forces, focusing operational and strengthening military capacities. Read also: Universal National Service (SNU): Conditions, registration and course A SNU revised and corrected soon that a compulsory military service, Emmanuel Macron relies on a overhaul of the universal national service, intended for young people from 15 to 17 years old. “In the coming weeks, I will have to announce an overhaul of this device to meet the needs of the nation,” he said. The objective would be to give young people a more useful experience for defense and security, without upsetting the current organization of the armies. The idea of ​​a “voluntary military service”, defended in particular by Édouard Philippe, could inspire this reform: an optional device allowing around 50,000 young people per year to receive military and civic training. Read also: Does my military service give the right to quarters counting to go early? A supervised commitment rather than a new model obligation would make it possible to expand the military reserve and to raise awareness among young people of strategic issues, while avoiding the logistical and budgetary constraints of a generalized conscription. For the government, it is a question of involving youth in a national defense effort without questioning the professional model of the armies. In parallel, the immediate priority remains the rearmament of France. Emmanuel Macron insisted on the acceleration of military productions – Rafale planes, Caesar cannons, missiles – and on reinforced European cooperation to guarantee the strategic sovereignty of the continent. Also read: Can urban violence: Can army values ​​”save kids”? Receive our latest news every day, selecting the main news of the day. (tagstotranslate) Emmanuel Macron

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