From 2019, 17-year-old girls in the Netherlands will get up on military registration on a par with young men. Although there is no compulsory military service in the Netherlands since 1997, citizens are put on military registration and can be mobilized in the event of war.. Until now, only men were “taken into account”, but from next year women will also be listed in the military reserve, Europuls writes.
The Netherlands has become the first country in the EU where both men and women will carry military service, but under contract women can serve in all European countries. In the Netherlands, 10% of contract soldiers in the army are women. The authorities hope that with the introduction of conscription, more girls will consider serving in the armed forces as a career.