* This system was already in place for Danish male teenagers.
* Women were already allowed to participate in military service when they turned 18, on a voluntary basis.
* Volunteers will be recruited first, with the remaining numbers made up through the lottery system.
* About 4,700 Danish men and women undertook a short period of military service in 2024 – about 24% of them being female volunteers. The new rules on conscription are expected to see the overall number doing military service annually rise to 6,500 by 2033.
This is a good thing, and one that has been desired amongst Danes for many years.
as a woman i would say its an important step towards true equality
if there is a draft, everyone should be drafted
i would prefere no draft at all but not every country has the privilege to have a secure location
specific people also losing the ” women have to do X because men could be drafted” argument, which is a nice bonus
I typically lean towards the anti-war side of politics but I think some form of national service is a good thing, and making it military service has benefits. If you have a system where the children of politicians aren’t exempt from service, those leaders might be less likely to start bullshit wars.
I mean, as long as the government can assure protection to these women from rape and sexual assault during their service I wouldn’t see no problem. I obviously don’t know the statistics but I know if this would happen in my country it would be bad, like really bad.
Worst. Lotto. Ever
If these “woke movements” really want equality of outcome (and not of opportunity), men should not conscripe until there is complete equilibrium across the entire woman and LHBTQ+ groups.
Worth pointing out that they pretty much always get enough volunteers, so nobody really gets conscripted. This is more about making everyone equal under the law rather than actually pushing women into the military.
Equality!
NO NOT LIKE THAT!
Anyone claming that women are not fit for combat or has not already been of serving in times of great need should get a copy of “War’s Unwomanly Face” by nobel price winner Svetlana Alexievich.
Danish mandatory service lasts less than a year. In all but a few circumstances, it only lasts four months.
So it’s pretty much just basic training and that’s it.
Dane here,
This won’t really have any effect. We have so many volunteers that there is a waiting list, even people who come a pull a “winning” ticket are asked if they want to and if someone really doesn’t want to there’s usually a way for them to be slipped loose. From my experience most of the men who do pull a ticket say they’d like to because its only like 6 months or something and is generally looked at postively. When you come in you also take a few tests, mental and physical and can use any low performing to basically get you off. I didn’t pull a ticket but they still asked if I wanted to but also said I was on the lighter side and it wasn’t “optimal.”
I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner as we big on the equality part.
It’s really sad that a lot of commentors here are arguing whether one gender or the other should be more equal when dying in a potential war.
None should be forced. I’m pretty sure there are plenty of ways (propaganda, opportunities, benefits etc.) to make the right people choose the military path.
how about just getting rid of enlistment all together? or am i just being too optimistic
Velkommen etter! (This exact policy was enacted in Norway quite a few years back).
The feminists who disagreed with it have permanently lost my respect as intellectuals and public speakers.
Why wouldn’t they be, why weren’t they already?
“congratulations!!! You’ve won the Lottery!!’
“oh god this is amazing, this is gonna change my life!!”
“oh sorry no, not THAT Lottery…but yes, you’re right…its still gonna change your life”
So danes cant even do Conscription right.
Conscription is bad but if it is there, good, it needs gender equality
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If men have conscription, women should too.
TL;DR
* This system was already in place for Danish male teenagers.
* Women were already allowed to participate in military service when they turned 18, on a voluntary basis.
* Volunteers will be recruited first, with the remaining numbers made up through the lottery system.
* About 4,700 Danish men and women undertook a short period of military service in 2024 – about 24% of them being female volunteers. The new rules on conscription are expected to see the overall number doing military service annually rise to 6,500 by 2033.
This is a good thing, and one that has been desired amongst Danes for many years.
as a woman i would say its an important step towards true equality
if there is a draft, everyone should be drafted
i would prefere no draft at all but not every country has the privilege to have a secure location
specific people also losing the ” women have to do X because men could be drafted” argument, which is a nice bonus
I typically lean towards the anti-war side of politics but I think some form of national service is a good thing, and making it military service has benefits. If you have a system where the children of politicians aren’t exempt from service, those leaders might be less likely to start bullshit wars.
I mean, as long as the government can assure protection to these women from rape and sexual assault during their service I wouldn’t see no problem. I obviously don’t know the statistics but I know if this would happen in my country it would be bad, like really bad.
Worst. Lotto. Ever
If these “woke movements” really want equality of outcome (and not of opportunity), men should not conscripe until there is complete equilibrium across the entire woman and LHBTQ+ groups.
Worth pointing out that they pretty much always get enough volunteers, so nobody really gets conscripted. This is more about making everyone equal under the law rather than actually pushing women into the military.
Equality!
NO NOT LIKE THAT!
Anyone claming that women are not fit for combat or has not already been of serving in times of great need should get a copy of “War’s Unwomanly Face” by nobel price winner Svetlana Alexievich.
Danish mandatory service lasts less than a year. In all but a few circumstances, it only lasts four months.
So it’s pretty much just basic training and that’s it.
Dane here,
This won’t really have any effect. We have so many volunteers that there is a waiting list, even people who come a pull a “winning” ticket are asked if they want to and if someone really doesn’t want to there’s usually a way for them to be slipped loose. From my experience most of the men who do pull a ticket say they’d like to because its only like 6 months or something and is generally looked at postively. When you come in you also take a few tests, mental and physical and can use any low performing to basically get you off. I didn’t pull a ticket but they still asked if I wanted to but also said I was on the lighter side and it wasn’t “optimal.”
I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner as we big on the equality part.
It’s really sad that a lot of commentors here are arguing whether one gender or the other should be more equal when dying in a potential war.
None should be forced. I’m pretty sure there are plenty of ways (propaganda, opportunities, benefits etc.) to make the right people choose the military path.
how about just getting rid of enlistment all together? or am i just being too optimistic
Velkommen etter! (This exact policy was enacted in Norway quite a few years back).
The feminists who disagreed with it have permanently lost my respect as intellectuals and public speakers.
Why wouldn’t they be, why weren’t they already?
“congratulations!!! You’ve won the Lottery!!’
“oh god this is amazing, this is gonna change my life!!”
“oh sorry no, not THAT Lottery…but yes, you’re right…its still gonna change your life”
So danes cant even do Conscription right.
Conscription is bad but if it is there, good, it needs gender equality
This comment section has been a wild ride.
Nice, should’ve been sooner
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