Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:01:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/thousands-czech-military-suffer-demotion-rank-8571092© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Army, which went fully professional five years ago, is preparing major changes in military rank, which will mainly affect lower-level officers. Under an amendment passed last year, on January 1 the army will reintroduce ranks from private to sergeant, mirroring armies in fellow NATO countries. But the changes mean that some 14,000 Czech soldiers will suffer demotion. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/barety_nastup.jpg?timestamp=1591285278 https://english.radio.cz/thousands-czech-military-suffer-demotion-rank-8571092 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9