How you end up in the military in Austria

Having brothers can have an interesting effect on one's life. One of them is, if you live in Austria, that at age 17 each of them will get a letter to come to a local military post, where they will have to go through a phyiscal and mental examination. My youngest brother just went through that last week. The reason for that is, that every male Austrian has to serve in the military for 6 months I(Information in German). You also have the option to go for Zivildienst for 8 months, which are mostly jobs where you are doing something in the social sector, like working for the red cross or at nursing homes and similar institutions.

 

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