Czech army launches recruitment campaign

The Czech army is looking to recruit over 1,000 young people in 2009. Adds have appeared in several national dailies stating what professions the military is specifically interested in. The three-phase recruitment campaign will target both Prague and the regions and the army believes that the financial crisis is likely to play in its favour, since many young people can be expected to loose their jobs. Over 4,600 employees left the military in the course of 2008 and interest in working for the armed forces seems to be waning.