Abolition of compulsory military service and formation of a Professional Army for Greece

Liberal Alliance press release 30 April 08

Liberal Alliance (Greek Liberals) opposes the Greek Government's new policy for compulsory draft at the early age of 18 as this is one more blatant intervention of the Greek State to the private lives of its Citizens. Furthermore the Greek Ministry of Defense rational, that this policy will improve the defense of the country because, will increase the Greek Army with 30,000 conscripts, proves that the Greek Government, operates with a 'Second World War' mindset considered obsolete at the dawn of 21 century.

Liberal Alliance contends that modern warfare cannot rely on a conscripts' Army and for this reason believes that the formation of a professional army is essential for the National Defense of Greece.

Liberal Alliance supports that only highly trained professionals can face the practical, technological and logistic demands of modern warfare. For operational requirements that need large number of soldiers, Liberal Alliance proposes the creation of National Guard by volunteers, offering a number of benefits as incentive. In peacetime, the National Guard will be able to offer ancillary services to the main Army or participate to the Civil Defense.

Liberal Alliance calls on Greek citizens and young people who are mostly affected by this arcane institution, to ally with its campaign for abolition of compulsory military service.