Total defense obligation

The plan bases total defence on universal military service and consistently pushes for those with the lowest compensation to get more, with robust and rights-based security systems. A daily allowance of 146 kronor places those in total defence service at the bottom of that distribution, and an increase with index adjustment follows from the plan's distribution line. The documents state no amounts, so the conclusion is derived.

• total defence on universal military servicedecisive»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a modern total defence built on universal military service”
• raise the lowest allowances»Genom en politik för högre löner för dem med lägst inkomster så skapas efterfrågan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through a policy of higher wages for those with the lowest incomes, demand is created.”
• robust security systems»Tryggheten i ett samhälle hänger ihop med hur våra trygghetssystem fungerar – a-kassan, sjukförsäkringen, LSS och pensionerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security in a society depends on how our security systems function - unemployment insurance, sickness insurance, LSS and pensions.”

The plan requires a people's defence with expanded conscription and civilian defence and that armament is translated into more conscripts, which presupposes conditions that make the duty feasible. An indexed and raised daily allowance is one means for that, in line with the plan's general requirement that people shall be able to live on their compensation. The plan does not, however, express itself on compensation levels for total defence conscription.

• expanded people's defencedecisive»Svenskt folkförsvar med utbyggd värn- och civilplikt.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish people's defence with expanded conscription and civilian defence.”
• more conscripts»Vi vill att ökningen ska omsättas i bland annat fler värnpliktiga, modern materiel samt förstärkt militär närvaro över hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the increase to be translated into, among other things, more conscripts, modern equipment and strengthened military presence across the country.”
• compensation to live on»Alla ska kunna leva på sin lön.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to live on their pay.”
• faster armament»Takten i upprustningen ska öka ytterligare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The pace of armament shall increase further.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address the daily allowance for total defense conscripts, but it states that benefits shall be sufficiently high for a dignified standard of living and that participation in defense shall as far as possible be based on voluntarism, which presupposes reasonable conditions. The plan also wants to expand the obligation with a civil service, which increases the number affected by the conditions. The conclusion is therefore derived.

• dignified benefit leveldecisive»Ersättningarna i trygghetssystemen ska vara tillräckligt höga för att säkerställa en värdig« (party programme ↗)“Benefits in the security systems shall be sufficiently high to ensure dignified”
• voluntarism in defense»Deltagande i det militära försvaret ska så långt som möjligt bygga på frivillighet.« (party programme ↗)“Participation in military defense shall as far as possible be based on voluntarism.”
• expanded obligation»införa en civiltjänstgöring som komplement till värnplikten för att ge fler den kunskap och träning som behövs i kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce civil service as a complement to military conscription to provide more people with the knowledge and training needed in crisis.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan demands that the military defence be rapidly, forcefully and long-term armed, and that Sweden shall be able to defend its own territory. Reasonable and specified conditions for conscripts are a means for the personnel supply that rapid rearmament requires. The plan says nothing, however, about the level of daily allowance, and it simultaneously calls for making prudent use of taxpayers' money.

• rapid rearmament of defencedecisive»Sverige ska försvaras. Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be defended. We want to arm the military defence rapidly, forcefully and long-term.”
• own territorial defence»Sverige måste därför kunna försvara sitt eget territorium.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must therefore be able to defend its own territory.”
• restraint with expenditure»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should make prudent use of taxpayers' money.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires a substantially stronger defence where the number of conscripts in the war organization shall increase and substantially more young people are called up for mandatory service. An increased and index-regulated daily allowance strengthens the conditions for precisely that expansion. The plan says nothing about compensation levels for total defence-conscripted, so the position is derived from the commitment to expanded mandatory service.

• more conscriptsdecisive»Antalet anställda och värnpliktiga i krigsorganisationen ska öka, ny materiel tillföras och det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of employed and conscripts in the war organization shall increase, new material shall be provided and civil defence shall be strengthened at the same pace as military defence.”
• expanded mandatory service»Upprustningen av totalförsvaret gör det befogat att väsentligt fler unga kommer att kallas in till militär eller civil plikttjänstgöring.« (party programme ↗)“The build-up of total defence makes it reasonable that substantially more young people will be called up for military or civil mandatory service.”
• increased defence appropriations»Vi vill därför redan 2025 se ett försvarsanslag om 2 procent av BNP och därmed skapa tillräckliga förutsättningar att stärka både armen, marinen och flygvapnet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore want to see defence appropriations of 2 percent of GDP already in 2025 and thus create sufficient conditions to strengthen army, navy and air force.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about the level of daily compensation, but it requires that total defence has sufficient resources and that all citizens are covered by total defence obligation, with military service as a path to popular anchorage and fully staffed units. Reasonable and indexed conditions for those obligated follow from this commitment. The conclusion is derived from general principles, so the confidence is low.

• sufficient resources for total defencedecisive»Det samlade totalförsvaret måste ha tillräckliga resurser för att kunna garantera« (party programme ↗)“The total defence must have sufficient resources to guarantee”
• popularly anchored military service»Värnplikt är ett bra sätt att uppnå folklig förankring och fullt bemannade förband.« (party programme ↗)“Military service is a good way to achieve popular anchorage and fully staffed units.”
• universal total defence obligation»Alla svenska medborgare ska omfattas av en totalförsvarsplikt.« (party programme ↗)“All Swedish citizens shall be covered by a total defence obligation.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan prioritizes defence heavily: appropriations should reach two per cent of GDP by 2025, the defence branches should be strengthened, and personnel supply should be enhanced. The plan also explicitly uses wage conditions as a tool to make a societally critical occupation attractive, by directing special wage funding to police. A raised and indexed daily allowance for civil defence duty is in line with this logic, but the plan says nothing about the allowance as such.

• raised defence appropriationsdecisive»Verka för att försvarsanslagen uppgår till motsvarande 2 procent av BNP redan år 2025« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for defence appropriations to amount to corresponding 2 per cent of GDP by 2025”
• strengthened personnel supply»Förstärka det civila försvarets personalförsörjning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence personnel supply”
• compensation as recruitment tool»Rikta en särskild lönesatsning till poliser – så att fler stannar kvar och söker sig till yrket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Direct special wage funding to police – so that more stay and pursue the profession”
• stronger defence branches(2022 manifesto)

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan builds the defense force's personnel supply on a mix of professional soldiers and conscripts and wants to retain and recruit personnel through competitive conditions, with guaranteed long-term defense financing. An indexed and increased daily allowance is a measure to improve conditions in that direction. The plan, however, specifies no compensation levels, so the position is derived.

• secured personnel supplydecisive»Personalförsörjningen inom försvaret behöver säkerställas genom en blandning av yrkessoldater och värnpliktiga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Personnel supply within the defense force needs to be ensured through a mix of professional soldiers and conscripts.”
• competitive conditions»Sverigedemokraterna vill satsa på att behålla personal och rekrytera tillbaka de som slutat genom konkurrenskraftiga villkor för specialist- och yrkesofficerare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to focus on retaining personnel and recruiting back those who have left through competitive conditions for specialist and professional officers.”
• long-term defense financing»Garantera den långsiktiga finansieringen av ett starkt försvar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Guarantee long-term financing of a strong defense”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.