Macron announces new French voluntary military service to start next summer

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Macron announces new French voluntary military service to start next summer  France will launch a voluntary military service programme for 18 and 19-year-olds in 2026, aiming to enrol 3,000 participants initially and up to 50,000 by 2035, the French president announced on Thursday.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/27/macron-announces-new-french-voluntary-military-service-to-start-next-summer  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00France will launch a voluntary military service program in summer 2026,

00:07President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.

00:10The scheme will recruit 18- and 19-year-olds selected during a day of mobilization,

00:16based on their motivation and the needs of the armed forces.

00:19Volunteers will serve for 10 months, beginning with one month of initial training

00:24in basic military skills and weapons handling,

00:27followed by nine months in a military unit deployed only on French territory.

00:32We cannot return to the time of the conscription,

00:36but we need a mobilization.

00:41A mobilization of the nation to defend ourselves,

00:46not against such or such enemy, but to be prepared and respected.

00:53Macron said the program aims to enroll 3,000 young people in 2026,

00:59rising to 10,000 by 2030 and 50,000 by 2035.

01:04France's military currently comprises around 200,000 active personnel

01:10and over 40,000 reservists,

01:12making it the second largest in the European Union, just behind Poland.

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