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Macron Set to Unveil Paid Voluntary Military Service for Youth on Thursday

The plan aims to bolster national readiness in response to rising security concerns, with recruitment targets plus funding still pending final decisions.

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Emmanuel Macron pourrait annoncer dans les prochains jours l’instauration d’un service militaire volontaire en France, un projet à l’étude depuis plusieurs mois
De jeunes appelés effectuant leur première marche au pas pendant les classes à la caserne de Vincennes. en 1991.
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Overview

  • The Élysée has scheduled a Thursday speech at Varces (Isère) where Emmanuel Macron is expected to present a new voluntary military service for young people.
  • Officials say final arbitrations are not yet made, while reporting points to a roughly 10‑month program with monthly pay around €900–€1,000 and possible academic credits.
  • Draft plans under discussion envision 2,000–3,000 recruits in the first year, scaling to about 10,000 by 2030 and 50,000 by 2035.
  • The Service national universel is being wound down, with its administration slated for suppression on January 1, 2026.
  • Macron stated the scheme does not involve sending youths to fight in Ukraine, framing it as a way to strengthen the pact between the nation and its armed forces and to build a mobilisable reserve in line with broader European trends.