• Home
• Channel: Current Affairs
• Hungary To Open More Military Schools, Compulsory Military Service Not On Agenda

Hungary To Open More Military Schools, Compulsory Military Service Not On Agenda

• 4 Jun 2020 8:06 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

Eight to ten military high schools and colleges could begin operations in Hungary before 2030, the Defence Ministry told Népszava on Tuesday.

However, compulsory military service is not on the agenda, the ministry said.

Magyar Nemzet reported recently that preparations for building two new military high schools have begun in Hódmezővásárhely and Székesfehérvár.

The ministry told Népszava that “the purpose of the investment projects is to make sure that the military schools and colleges earlier closed by the Socialist governments should again provide a firm background and recruitment base for the Hungarian armed forces.”

The schools were shut down in 2004 after compulsory military service was abolished.

MTI Photo: Szilárd Koszticsák 

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Military School Military Service

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Around the Clock

Since 1995 Hungary Around the Clock has proven to be one of the most comprehensive sources of daily English-language news about Hungary. It covers ongoing domestic politics and foreign relations, as well as business and economic matters. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.

Explore More Reports

NATO Chief to Meet Orbán in Budapest - New Military Equipment to Strengthen Hungary's Security

• 6 Nov 2024 7:18 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to hold talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Budapest on Thursday, the PM's press chief said in a statement.



Special Series of Events to Celebrate Hungary’s EU Accession Anniversary

• 21 Oct 2024 5:41 AM

The government has launched a series of events titled "1,100 years in Europe, 20 years in the European Union" with a budget of about 1,100 million forints (EUR 2.7m), celebrating the greatness of the Hungarian nation and the joy and pride of its existence as well as its EU membership, the deputy state secretary of the culture and innovation ministry said in Lenti, in western Hungary, on Saturday.



Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go

• 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM

According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.



Military Service Increasingly Popular in Hungary

• 17 Sep 2024 6:02 AM

Hungary is offering basic military training throughout the country, and contract and reservist military service are becoming increasingly popular, the defence minister said.