Editing Conscription (section)

=== Serbia ===
{{Main|Conscription in Serbia}}

{{As of|2011|01|01}}, [[Serbia]] no longer practises mandatory military service. Prior to this, mandatory military service lasted 6 months for men. [[Conscientious objector]]s could however opt for 9 months of [[civil service]] instead.

On 15 December 2010, the [[Parliament of Serbia]] voted to suspend mandatory military service. The decision fully came into force on 1 January 2011.<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Vojska-Srbije-od-sutra-i-zvanicno-profesionalna.lt.html Vojska Srbije od sutra i zvanično profesionalna.] – ''[[Politika]]'' {{in lang|sr}}</ref>

In September 2024, Prime Minister [[Miloš Vučević]] announced that conscription will return in September 2025 with the mandatory military service lasting 75 days.<ref name="VO" /> Civil service will still be possible as an alternative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matić |first=Nada |date=21 September 2024 |title=Vojni rok se bliži: Ako radite i dobijete poziv za vojsku, da li šef mora da vas pusti |url=https://www.blic.rs/biznis/privreda/ako-radite-i-dobijete-poziv-za-vojsku-da-li-sef-mora-da-vas-pusti/vhw00d3 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=[[Blic]] |language=sr}}</ref>