AMSTERDAM-The crisis seems to have hit anywhere. The Dutch military is currently facing difficulties that they were not previously experienced. There are many Dutch youth who are interested in devoting themselves to be a soldier, but the state does not have enough money.
Dutch Defense Ministry said Tuesday (3 / 8), that they will suspend recruitment of new soldiers because of tightening budgets. In fact, there are already 467 new troops who have registered and otherwise accepted into the army. Apparently the state does not have enough money to hire them.
They added that the prospective new soldiers to understand what the difficulties the government. The Dutch military is one of the most prestigious institutions in the country. For this year, the ministry only recruit new employees for medical and engineering fields. The next recruitment will be held in the year 2011.
2000 the Dutch began to pull back its troops from Afghanistan last Sunday. It is a consequence of political strife that occurred in the government this year.
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