Kosovo's youth will definitely not be subject to compulsory military service.
The initiative has now officially ended.
The Ministry of Defense has decided to implement a concept of total defense instead of compulsory military service.
Now, Kosovo citizens, regardless of profession, can perform voluntary service.
"This model is more easily manageable in terms of logistics and is consistent with the practices applied by many NATO member states. The common core of these models is that defense is not treated solely as the responsibility of the armed forces, but as a comprehensive commitment of the state and society, ensuring that every citizen of the Republic of Kosovo knows his or her role and responsibility in the event of an emergency or crisis," the Ministry of Defense said in a statement to Tevë1.
This ministry plan was welcomed by retired colonel Hysen Gecaj.
"The defense system is not a system that depends only on the KSF, there are also many other elements that support the KSF and perform specific tasks at the levels that belong to them, such as the KIA, the Kosovo Police, then the Emergencies, which also have certain tasks that they must perform in war situations," says the retired colonel.
Gecaj points out that there are other forms that replace compulsory military service, without costing the state financially.
"Introduce the subject of defense in schools where they can learn in theory and then in the KSF barracks, spend a few more weeks in the practical aspect and this costs a little less for the Kosovo budget. Therefore, those who are responsible, starting from the Government, the Ministry of Defense and so on, should think, always relying on financial possibilities, about which model they will choose," he says.
Otherwise, when he took office for the first time, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that compulsory service would be implemented, not to rule, but to protect the country.
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