Czech Army offering 130 students summer military training course

The Czech Army is offering 130 secondary students aged over 18 the chance to undergo a basic military training course. The Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka said the aim was to attract future recruits and at the same time increase the resilience of the society by expanding the army’s reserves. The four-week summer course will be held at the Rapid Deployment Brigade in Žatec and the Mechanized Brigade in Hranice and students who complete it will be paid 30,000 crowns.