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The army is taking additional security measures, so it says it is in control of the situation.
The screaming did not stop
The Department of Strategic Communication of the Lithuanian Armed Forces reported that the screaming had not stopped during the quarantine and the pandemic.
“We want to point out that the conscription is still ongoing. We apply additional security measures to be able to manage the situation, as well as constantly assess changes and respond. During the fall period, just over 2,000 permanent conscription soldiers began serving. service in 13 units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, ”said Mjr., Representative of the Department of Strategic Communication, Gintautas Ciunis.
According to the representative, the epidemiological situation in the Lithuanian Armed Forces remains stable at present.
“There are sick people in the units, we have many soldiers who have already recovered and we have returned to service. The infrastructure of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, although limited, is capable of providing treatment, care and isolation to soldiers with mild forms of Covid-19, “said G. Ciunis.
Lists will be available in January
Recruit lists are scheduled to be compiled in 2021. Jan 7 Will be posted online.
“The draft lists are expected to be published no later than one month from the start of the draft until the initial mandatory permanent military service. The specific date of publication of the list will be announced in separate announcements,” stated G. Ciunis on tv3.lt.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces, by accepting the newly called youth, are trying to provide them with a safe environment and stop the spread of the virus within the Armed Forces.
“Soldiers performing permanent compulsory military service will go to the already disinfected facilities and their homes,” said a representative of the department.
The service will start in March
The service of the first recruits is scheduled to begin at the end of March next year.
„[Šauktiniai tarnybą atliks] “General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion of the Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Rukla and the General Staff Battalion of the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania in Vilnius”, declared G. Ciunis on tv3.lt.
More than 3,800 young people will be called up for permanent mandatory initial military service. Another 210 high school students will be able to perform their mandatory initial military service by participating in the training of junior officer commanders.
“Permanent compulsory military service remains one of the most successful projects to strengthen the army: fresh blood is poured into the army, citizenship is cultivated, and the connection between society and the army is strengthened. Conscripts account for up to 73 percent. cent. “This is the best proof of the attractiveness of the service,” Acting Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis said in a press release.
About 200 patients
In November, about 200 cases of coronavirus were detected in the Lithuanian Armed Forces. There were more than 600 soldiers and personnel in self-isolation.
“We believe that the number of people in self-isolation in our institution is not essential, because soldiers who have had contact with a person who has been diagnosed or ill, live in barracks, continue their service and perform tasks,” said Laimis Bratikas, representative of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, patients are isolated in military units or in the Soldiers’ Rehabilitation Center in Druskininkai, or are treated at home.
Those infected have no symptoms or are in mild form. Therefore, the Lithuanian Armed Forces stated that there are no exceptionally large chimneys in military units.
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