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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Military age = 18 for voluntary service
Conscription = Yes, for men and women.
Available for military service = 2,605,137, age 18–49 (2023)
Fit for military service = 2,107,794, age 18–49 (2023)
Reaching military age annually = 76,970 (2023)
Active personnel = 21,000 military & 4,638 civilian (2024)
Reserve personnel = 12,000 + 51,000 volunteers in the Home Guard
Deployed personnel = 800 (2024)

the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Defence


48 posted on 01/25/2025 7:36:08 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF
Thank you for the Danish military tally. As the citation notes, Denmark can "continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span."

Awe-inspiring. "Tooth to tail" calculations suggest that only a portion of those dispatched would be combat efficient.

Your other comment that China might try to "belt and road" Greenland is apt. But a notion that Greenland can be defended by Denmark is a bit of good humor for the day.

52 posted on 01/25/2025 7:45:17 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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