11,798 Young men are currently fulfilling the military replacement service or community service. The need for civil servants can therefore be stable, but there are major differences in the comparison of the federal state. The responsible minister Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP) took on a position on Tuesday about a compulsory military service for women.
After the highest value was reached in the comparison Quarter of the previous year, the demand for question is 90.6 percent, Plakolm announced when the quarterly figures were presented.
Major differences in the need for needs
For example, although in Styria with 95.6 percent and Vienna with 95.1 percent the demand for requirement is above average, Carinthia is considerably lagging behind with only 63.8 percent. When asked about this, Plakolm said that one could call “no exact reasons” for this. You must take demographic change into account, but it is therefore a matter of “covering the need”. On the one hand, this passes people who do a voluntary social year, as well as by volunteers.
The committee must deal with “military life in Austria”
Plakolm also pointed out that the basic allowance has now increased to 605.60 euros plus catering allowance. In 2019 it was 339 euros. In the issue of the extent to which the discussion about compulsory military service would also apply to community service, Plakolm did not want to commit itself at the moment. Because of other things, because of the changed geopolitical situation, “a committee is used, which generally deals with the defense of Austria”. Plakolm said that specific conclusions could only be drawn after the results were available.
Subject for military service
There is currently “no majority” for a mandatory military service for women, as Denmark recently decided, said Plakolm. A voluntary offer is important instead. The possibility of completing a voluntary social year would benefit 80 percent young women. This makes it possible to “get to know the professional field before they train in social or nurses”.
Source: Krone
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