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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to maintain an army of 800,000 men post-war, recruiting soldiers on a voluntary basis rather than conscripting them, and emphasized the importance of high salaries for military personnel.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands began her military training as a reservist, aiming to promote voluntary recruitment in light of international instability.

France has initiated a recruitment campaign for a new voluntary military service aimed at young people, citing a response to Russian threats amid a broader European military build-up.

France is taking a different approach to military service compared to Germany, launching a recruitment campaign for a voluntary military service that targets 18 to 25-year-olds.

Several European countries are reinstating forms of conscription, either voluntary or mandatory, in response to the ongoing threat from Russia, ahead of France's recruitment campaign for its new voluntary national service.

France has launched a recruitment campaign for a new ten-month voluntary national military service, as announced by President Emmanuel Macron last November.

Since January 1, young men must complete a questionnaire for military service, with women also invited, as part of an initiative to grow the Bundeswehr on a voluntary basis.

Since January 1, young men are required to answer a questionnaire about military service, with women also encouraged to participate, as part of an effort to expand the Bundeswehr on a voluntary basis.

A voluntary national service initiative by Emmanuel Macron will begin this summer, with selected candidates notified before the Parcoursup admission results.