Amendment Act heading to GOV

Having passed through the interdepartmental review process, the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) Amendment Act 2017 was debated by the Legislative Council of the SVK Government. Subsequently, the Council has made a recommendation to the SVK GOV to express its formal agreement with the proposal. Under the new arrangements, the financial reward for voluntary soldiers will be increased by €200, the training period will be shortened from 12 to 11 weeks, and successful VMT graduates will have easier access to join the Armed Forces, the Police Corps, and the Firefighting and Rescue Services. The MOD will go ahead with the VMT training as soon as the Amendment Act has come into force, with the estimated effective date of 1 July 2017. The MOD seeks to train up to 150 voluntary soldiers annually.