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The military force in peacetime is around 17,185 personnel including military and civilian staff, and around 70,000 [5] in total with the current military personnel, conscripts and the Norwegian Home Guard in full mobilization. [1] Among European NATO members, the military expenditure of US$7.2 billion is the highest per capita.
From 2009, all women were obligated to meet the conscription board, the same as males, however military service remained voluntary. [8] In January 2015, the law changed to extend conscription to women, making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make military service compulsory for both sexes. [9]
The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945).
Norway has mandatory military service of nineteen months for men and women between the ages of 19 (18 in war time) and 44 (55 in case of officers and NCOs). The actual draft time is six months for the home guard, and twelve months for the regular army, air force and navy. In October 2014, Norway extended compulsory military service to women. [123]
The European Union on Thursday authorized the United States, Canada and Norway to join a major military project aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and military equipment around Europe.
In 2015, conscription was extended to women making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make national service compulsory for both men and women. [91] In 2014, Norway formed the Jegertroppen, an all-female special forces unit.
In 2006, eight countries (China, Eritrea, Israel, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Peru, and Taiwan) conscripted women into military service. [75] Norway introduced female conscription in 2015, making it the first NATO member to have a legally compulsory national service for both men and women, [76] and the first country in the world to draft ...
Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from 4 months to 11 months for both genders ...