{"id":327861,"date":"2026-03-20T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/croatia-swears-in-first-military-conscripts-in-18-years\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:00:08","slug":"croatia-swears-in-first-military-conscripts-in-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/croatia-swears-in-first-military-conscripts-in-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia swears in first military conscripts in 18 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/y0gjdDgByIk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Croatia swears in first military conscripts in 18 years\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0gjdDgByIk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Croatia\u2019s first generation of military conscripts in 18 years have been officially sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>It joins several European and Nato nations who already have mandatory military service or have recently brought it back because of rising concerns about security in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia says it wants to call up 4,000 conscripts every year after introducing the law in October.<\/p>\n<p>The newest batch of recruits will complete their basic military training on the 9th of May.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatia\u2019s first generation of military conscripts in 18 years have been officially sworn in. 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