Photo: Lars Pehrson/SvD/TTThe Local · 31 Aug 2016, 18:05Published: 31 Aug 2016 17:44 GMT+02:00Updated: 31 Aug 2016 18:05 GMT+02:00Sweden could see a return to compulsory military service, this time for men and women, less than a decade after the policy was scrapped, Swedish media report. Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has previously said that the government is considering reintroducing conscription to beat waning staff numbers in the military. The new model will be a lighter version of Sweden's former conscription system. People will still, as is the current system, be able to volunteer for military service. Story continues below…During the height of the Cold War nearly 85 percent of Swedish men carried out military service, with some 50,000 drafted out of an age group counting 60,000 men.

Source: The Local August 31, 2016 15:56 UTC