a minute agoAbout 700 new recruits join KSF, among them Serbs and other minorities
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The Kosovo Security Force has continued with the admission of new members, recruits who are expected to complement the capacities of this Force, which is in the process of transforming into the Kosovo Army. Some 700 new members, including members of the Serb community and other minorities, have joined the recruiting force in [...]
Some 700 new members, including members of the Serb community and other minorities, have joined the recruiting force in the Kosovo Security Force recently.
With the comprehensive transition plan, the number of KSF members is scheduled to reach 5,000 active members and 2 thousand and 500 reserves.
Dritan Gjonbalaj, political adviser and defence ministry spokesman, told Radio Free Europe that only those who pass the tests will become part of the KSF.
The KSF has accepted 650 recruits who will undergo basic training for nine weeks. The first group of 350 conscripts has begun basic training. The second group will continue in September, and as a result in January next year, this process will be completed”, Gjonbalaj said.
This process, according to officials at the Ministry of Defence, will last nine weeks and after the training phase is passed, recruits will become members of the KSF.
Gjonbalaj says young people's interest has been enormous, including young people from the ranks of communities without exception. Of 650 recruits, 11 percent, according to Johnbalaj, are among the non - majority communities.
