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In 1955, when conscription was introduced in Austria again, an alternative civilian service for conscientious objector was not provided. Similar to the so-called construction soldiers in East Germany, a regular military service without a weapon (German: ordentlicher Präsenzdienst ohne Waffe) could be performed on request.
Service in the Austrian Armed Forces is mandatory for all Austrian males older than 18, with around 22,000 males annually being drafted into six months of service in 2012. [3] Conscription in Austria however allows conscripts to opt-out of military service and instead choose civic and community service as an alternative. [4]
The Austrian Armed Forces (German: Bundesheer, lit. 'Federal Army') are the combined military forces of Austria. The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. [1] The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (2023,without pensions). [3]
Further contributing to the monarchy's military weakness was the low rate of conscription: Austria-Hungary conscripted only 0.29% of its population annually, compared to 0.47% in Germany and 0.75% in France.
Badge of Zivildienst (Austria, 1982) In Austria, since 1975 the Zivildienst is provided as an alternative for conscientious objectors to the draft for military service. It is served for nine months, three months longer than the military service. Participants can choose one of several organisations (mainly NGOs) at which to serve. [2]
Prior to 1852 the system of recruitment was complicated with both volunteers and conscripts being utilised by the Austrian army however conscripts could pay others to take their place and the upper classes were generally exempt entirely, additionally all men in the Military Frontier region were potentially liable to a lifetime of military service.
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. [1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names.
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