Danmark expands military service to include women; Lithuania maintains voluntary service for women.
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Denmark is expanding its military strengthening efforts, which includes incorporating women into the mandatory military service lottery system on equal terms with men, and increasing the service duration from four to one year. This is part of a larger plan to increase defense spending to over 3% of GDP. In contrast, Lithuania currently maintains a system where only men are called up for mandatory initial military service, while women remain on a voluntary basis, with plans to gradually increase the number of conscripts and potentially move towards universal conscription with broad societal agreement. The Lithuanian military states that women can serve in any capacity based on competence, though physical standards in mandatory service differ. Internationally, Austria is debating mandatory service for women, while the Czech Republic has no mandatory service but discusses its potential reintroduction for men. Other countries like Norway and Sweden have implemented or reinstated mandatory service for both genders, while many others currently only call up men.
