University students in Latvia could be given rudimentary military training, according to the country’s minister of defence Raimonds Vējonis, who spoke to Latvian TV channel LNT.
Vējonis said he had instructed the command of the national armed forces to begin planning the system that would need to be put in place for the eventual inclusion of students in military exercises which could begin as early as next year.
According to the minister, the first designated training camp for student volunteers is planned to open in 2016 and students will be awarded the military rank of reserve officer upon completing this training.
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Source: Newsweek