SVK Security Council and Government endorse the SVK Armed Forces Mobilisation Concept
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The Slovak Security Council and Cabinet today endorsed the SVK Armed Forces Mobilisation Concept, which provides solutions to the decline in the number of reservists, which has been considerable since abolishing compulsory military service. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today submitted two solutions to generating the reserves. The first alternative is based on the principle of voluntariness, the other one on the principle of liability.
On the subject of the reserves, Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The reserves form an important system of mobilisation in the event of war or state of war. Bearing in mind the long-term downward trend in the generation of reserves, it is inevitable to have both alternatives ready to be used. Ultimately, the Constitution of the Slovak Republic makes the defence of our homeland the duty of every citizen.”
Firstly, the SVK MOD counts on the generation of the reserves on the principle of voluntariness. In practice, this means that the reserves will be generated by the citizens who have completed their active duty service in the Armed Forces or service in the Armed Corps and in the Rescue Corps, as well as by the citizens who have carried out basic military training (BMT) under the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) scheme.
Secondly, the generation of the reserves may be based on the principle of liability. This can be defined as a situation whereby there is not enough interest in active duty service and VMT, and the total trained strength of the reserves has declined so dramatically that it is impossible to fill specified roles in the Armed Forces by reservists. Under such circumstances and at the request of the SVK Government, it will be inevitable for the President to make a decision to mobilise registered citizens for compulsory military training (this is no resumption of compulsory military service). Upon the Governmentʼs decision, reservists of selected military occupational specialties (MOS) will, too, be called on for an extraordinary exercise.
Currently, there are 518,000 reservists and 450,000 registered citizens in Slovakia.
The SVK MOD today submitted to the SVK Security Council and Government a number of documents on the defence of the Slovak Republic and the security of its citizens. They are firmly grounded in the SVK Government Manifesto and the Slovak National Party (SNS) Manifesto.
On the subject of the reserves, Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The reserves form an important system of mobilisation in the event of war or state of war. Bearing in mind the long-term downward trend in the generation of reserves, it is inevitable to have both alternatives ready to be used. Ultimately, the Constitution of the Slovak Republic makes the defence of our homeland the duty of every citizen.”
Firstly, the SVK MOD counts on the generation of the reserves on the principle of voluntariness. In practice, this means that the reserves will be generated by the citizens who have completed their active duty service in the Armed Forces or service in the Armed Corps and in the Rescue Corps, as well as by the citizens who have carried out basic military training (BMT) under the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) scheme.
Secondly, the generation of the reserves may be based on the principle of liability. This can be defined as a situation whereby there is not enough interest in active duty service and VMT, and the total trained strength of the reserves has declined so dramatically that it is impossible to fill specified roles in the Armed Forces by reservists. Under such circumstances and at the request of the SVK Government, it will be inevitable for the President to make a decision to mobilise registered citizens for compulsory military training (this is no resumption of compulsory military service). Upon the Governmentʼs decision, reservists of selected military occupational specialties (MOS) will, too, be called on for an extraordinary exercise.
Currently, there are 518,000 reservists and 450,000 registered citizens in Slovakia.
The SVK MOD today submitted to the SVK Security Council and Government a number of documents on the defence of the Slovak Republic and the security of its citizens. They are firmly grounded in the SVK Government Manifesto and the Slovak National Party (SNS) Manifesto.
