On Saturday, August 8, the Latvian National Armed Forces will deploy mobilization centers in Riga, Kuldīga, Valmiera, and Alūksne to practice the procedure for calling up citizens in the event of a crisis.
According to Ukrinform, LSM stated this in an article.
The military said the purpose of deploying the mobilization centers is to “to train and improve the procedure for calling up and conscripting Latvian citizens into the armed forces in a crisis situation.”
Citizens of Latvia who have applied for voluntary reservist training will arrive at the mobilization centers. From there, they will be taken to the Infantry School in Alūksne. The course, during which 114 reservists will learn basic military skills, will run from August 8 to August 29.
At the Infantry School in Alūksne, reservists will acquire basic military skills at both the individual and collective training levels, studying various disciplines. These include legal regulations, weapons training, combat shooting, communications, topography, navigation, combat skills in field conditions, and advanced first aid. Training will be conducted in person in classrooms, at the range, and in field conditions in the form of lectures and practical field exercises, and will also include theoretical and practical examinations.
