The Belgian Ministry of Defense has sent 149,000 letters offering to join the army.

The Belgian Ministry of Defense has sent letters to all 17-year-olds offering to do voluntary military service. This was announced on November 8 by the head of the department, Theo Franken.

"149,000 emails were sent yesterday. All 17-year-olds in the country are encouraged to become interested in military service in general and especially in the voluntary military year," the head of the Ministry of Defense said in a post on the social network X (former. Twitter).

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