The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said today that the 75-day compulsory military service will begin in December of this year or in March of next year, and that a decision on this will be made soon. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, stated that the decision on the reintroduction of mandatory military service will be made soon, and clarified that it is still uncertain whether the service will begin in December of this year or in March 2027. When asked why it has not yet been decided when mandatory military service will begin, Vučić replied that it depends on the course of preparations. The decision to abolish mandatory military service was made at the end of 2010, and it entered into force on January 1, 2011. At that time, Serbia decided on a professional army and voluntary service.