4,000 apply to army via virtual recruitment centre

Over 4,000 people have applied to join the Czech Army since the launch of a virtual recruitment centre in September, the minister of defence, Jana Černochová, said on Tuesday. The minister said she had been surprised by the number of applications received to date.

The Ministry of Defence will also seek to recruit soldiers online in 2024.

In September the army had almost 28,000 professional soldiers and 4,300 members of the Active Reserve. By 2030 it hopes to have 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 reserves.