Abu Dhabi - The United Arab Emirates has extended the national service by four months, from 12 to 16 months.
The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces announced announce the new military conscription regulations which apply to Emirati males, holders of a high secondary school certificate and above.
“Since its implementation, the national service programme has achieved positive results and reflected positively on the conduct of the recruits”, it said in a statement posted on the UAE news agency (WAM).
It described the conscription programme as one of the UAE most “effective and important strategic move, in light of its anticipated strategic outcomes in political, military, security, national, social and economic terms”.