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minus-squarePugJesuslinkfedilink10•5 months agoCorrect. Ukraine’s current conscription age is 27. They’re discussing reducing it to 25 though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoWoah that’s way older than I would’ve expected
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoThat’s for being mobilized. I think their mandatory service age is the same as in most ex-Soviet countries.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoI mean yeah sure, mobilized, that’s like 18 in the US lol was expecting that more so haha
Correct. Ukraine’s current conscription age is 27. They’re discussing reducing it to 25 though.
Woah that’s way older than I would’ve expected
That’s for being mobilized. I think their mandatory service age is the same as in most ex-Soviet countries.
I mean yeah sure, mobilized, that’s like 18 in the US lol was expecting that more so haha