Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:54:49 +020015 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic?https://english.radio.cz/15-years-later-was-ending-military-service-right-move-czech-republic-8116052© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalOn November 4, 2004 the Czech Senate approved legislation to end compulsory military service in the Czech Republic. It led to the full professionalization of the armed forces, but also marked the end of a tradition that stretched as far back as the times of Austria-Hungary. Although it has been 15 years since the country’s young men were freed from service, the debate about whether it should be reinstated seems very much alive.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/nato_cesky_vojak.jpg?timestamp=1720099303 15 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic? https://english.radio.cz/15-years-later-was-ending-military-service-right-move-czech-republic-8116052 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9