Hungary recruits soldiers for the brand-new Lynx tanks for extra money
Hungary’s defence minister, on a recruitment drive on Friday in Szentes, in southern Hungary, said the armed forces needed applicants for the sniper battalion equipped with the Lynx fighting vehicle and similar vehicles.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky told a press conference held on the occasion of an open day that the rate of development of the armed forces was now at a record high and they were now being rearmed with the most cutting-edge, NATO-compatible high-tech equipment.
Organisational and personnel decisions have been taken to ensure a modern, high-quality, well-led and determined force to protect the Hungarian people as part of NATO and with its support, he said.
The defence ministry promotes the position with the extra salary they give for the recruits. They said wages will start from almost gross EUR 2,000, which is considered to be a high salary in Hungary. The average salary in Hungary is currently less than EUR 1,500.
HERE you can check out some details, photos and videos about Hungary’s new Lynx armoured fighting vehicles.
Hungary appears to have difficulty in recruiting young, healthy males for its armed forces. Right now, about 25% of the armed forces is female. The current size of the active armed forces (approximately 22,000) is simply inadequate to defend the country.