Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:49:55 +0200End of compulsory military service ushers in era of professional armyhttps://english.radio.cz/end-compulsory-military-service-ushers-era-professional-army-8094074© 2026 Radio Prague International The changing of the Guard at Prague Castle. From this Wednesday - like every other unit of the Czech Army the Castle will be fully professional. For the last 140 years, the Czech army has been based on compulsory military service, but now, the army has been transformed to a downsized, professional force. We asked a few people in Prague's streets how they see this historic transformation. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/vojna_konec2.jpg?timestamp=1590309257 End of compulsory military service ushers in era of professional army https://english.radio.cz/end-compulsory-military-service-ushers-era-professional-army-8094074 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9