French President Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a voluntary military service of 10 months, starting next summer, for young people between 18 and 19 years old who will only serve on missions within the national territory. Initially, 3,000 young people will join the voluntary military service, which should increase to 10,000 by 2030 and, 'depending on the threat,' to 50,000 by 2035, the head of state said in a speech at the Varces barracks in the French Alps, as reported by DW and accessed by the Noticias Argentinas agency. 'At a time when all our European allies are moving forward in the face of a threat that weighs on all of us, France cannot remain motionless,' Macron pointed out. He added: 'We need the mobilization of the nation to defend itself, not against this or that enemy, but to be prepared and to be respected.' 'The youth aspires to freedom and is thirsty for commitment,' Macron stated before pointing out that the creation of this 'national service' is part of a general movement that is taking place on the Old Continent.
