Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Saturday, June 27, that the country will reinstate a “very short” period of mandatory military service starting in March of next year, N1 reported. Speaking at the Batajnica military airfield near Belgrade, Vučić stated that several preliminary administrative and logistical procedures must be completed before the draft officially resumes. The reinstated conscription will target men under the age of 30 and is expected to require a service duration of 75 days.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The move reverses a policy established more than a decade ago. Serbia officially transitioned to a fully professional armed force on January 1, 2011, when a parliamentary decision to suspend mandatory military service took effect. Since then, the country’s military has relied entirely on voluntary recruits and career soldiers. Vučić’s announcement coincided with a large-scale presentation of military equipment, which featured a diverse array of hardware including aircraft and helicopters of the Serbian Air Force, alongside missile systems, guided bombs, and other weaponry of Chinese, American, and Russian origin. A growing trend across Europe Serbia’s decision reflects a broader trend sweeping across the European continent as nations reevaluate their defense postures and manpower requirements in response to geopolitical instability, particularly following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.