WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS
Finland preps 900,000 reservists for 'crisis situation'
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(Newsweek) The Finnish Defence Forces are to send letters
to all 900,000 of the country’s reservists at the beginning of this
month, informing them what their role would be in a “crisis situation”,
causing a row over whether such a move is necessary.
Finland, with its population of 5.2 million, has a small professional army of 16,000. Yet in the event of mobilisation, Finland could call on its former conscripts to fight. Finland’s wartime military strength is 230,000.
According to local media reports, the decision was announced via a television advert, telling the nation’s reservists “We want to have a word with you”, and warning former conscripts that “Conscription is the cornerstone of Finland’s defence capability.”
Finland, with its population of 5.2 million, has a small professional army of 16,000. Yet in the event of mobilisation, Finland could call on its former conscripts to fight. Finland’s wartime military strength is 230,000.
According to local media reports, the decision was announced via a television advert, telling the nation’s reservists “We want to have a word with you”, and warning former conscripts that “Conscription is the cornerstone of Finland’s defence capability.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/finland-preps-900000-reservists-for-crisis-situation/#OJJK2DyC5oqPmlzK.99
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