Croatia abolishes compulsory military service

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The Republic of Croatia officially abolished compulsory military service on January 1, 2008, which had been in place since it was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and following in the tracks of its neighbour Bosnia and Herzegovina, which did the same two years prior on January 1, 2006.

The changes came fast-tracked in a bid by Croatia to be invited into NATO in April 2008, and join it accordingly the same year. The Croatian Parliament approved the changes on October 4, 2007, which deviated from the initial plan to professionalise the military by 2010, due to the defence ministry insisting it happen sooner to boost chances of being invited into NATO.-Wikinews

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Posted January 1st, 2008 by harminka

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