Recruiters approach young men on the street, but the standards are not always clear and there are reports of unwilling men being signed up while some eager to fight are turned away.
Tag: Draft and Recruitment (Military)
Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’
Leery of a national draft for the Ukraine war, the Kremlin is offering cash bonuses and employing strong arm tactics.
India’s Military Recruitment Plan Fuels Anger and Protest
Young people seeking job security in a long-term military career saw the announcement as another blow to their dreams amid rising unemployment.
As China Rattles Sabers, Taiwan Asks: Are We Ready for War?
Ukraine’s stubborn resistance to invasion, and the help that has poured in as a result, has both inspired Taiwan and made it rethink its own military strategy.
Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.
Putin Could Use Russia’s Victory Day to Expand Ukraine War, Some Fear
The Russian holiday celebrating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany is viewed by Ukraine and NATO as a stage for the Russian president to proclaim a turn in the war.
Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Face Guilt, Shame and Reproach
Thousands of Ukrainian men are avoiding military service, putting them on risky paths into Europe. Among Ukrainians, it’s stirring a complicated debate.
Zelensky Calls for Popular Disobedience, in Both Ukraine and Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine threatened retribution for people who collaborate with occupying forces and accused retreating Russians of planting mines and even booby-trapping corpses.
Gurkha Veterans Fight a Colonial-Era Legacy Still Shaping Nepal
Nepal’s best and brightest have been recruited while young to fight for Britain for over 200 years, with their pay and pensions a fraction of their fellow British soldiers’ for much of that time.
Once Sleepy and Picturesque, Ukrainian Villages Mobilize for War
While Russian assaults on Ukrainian cities have drawn most of the attention in the war’s early days, civilians in country towns have joined the fight, putting aside the routines of daily village life.