Haaretz reported that a conscript died by suicide at a southern military base, with military police opening an investigation. The newspaper noted that 22 conscripts have taken their lives in 2025—the ...

Universal conscription indeed has a positive effect on social cohesion, which makes public debate over citizens' language proficiency entirely appropriate. National defense, however, cannot serve as a ...

Conscription to the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) is not intended to provide language instruction to those who cannot speak Estonian, Chief of the Defense Forces General Staff Major General Vahur ...