The matter summed up The Center Party will restore the youth offer in the Home Guard, which was discontinued in large parts of the country in 2016. The offer is about both defensive ability and willingness to defend, and gives young people the opportunity to learn skills such as shooting, map and compass, and field life. Defense Minister Bjørn Arils Gram (Sp) says the goal is to stimulate more youth groups and strengthen recruitment to the Armed Forces. Young people at Brønnøysund junior high school think the offer sounds very good, but are unsure whether they will take advantage of it due to time pressure. The revived group in Heimevernsungdommen in Finnmark has received a good response, with over 20 young people in the group in Alta. State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen in SP says the Heimevernsungdommen is a good school for a further career in the Armed Forces. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Walks in forest and fields, competitions, training in the use of weapons and sanitation. These are some of the activities young people between the ages of 16 and 21 have done in the Home Guard Youth since 1945. However, in 2016 the Home Guard Youth was closed in large parts of the country due to poor support. The number of participating young people had fallen from around 2,000 to 700, but the service was continued in three districts. Heimevernet then had youth groups in Oslo and Akershus, Trøndelag, Agder and Rogaland. In the autumn, Finnmark Home Guard District 17 started the Home Guard Youth again. Photo: Forsvaret But in autumn the Finnmark HVU group re-established itself. And now the Center Party in Nordland wants to restore this offer throughout the country. – This is about both defensive ability and willingness to defend. It is an initiative for young people who can enter a military structure, learn skills, learn shooting, map and compass, and field life, says Bent-Joacim Bentzen, who is secretary of Sp. – Good community values The center party is also keen to get the leisure offer back on its feet. According to the Defense Forum, ten million kroner have been set aside in the long-term plan for the defense to establish services for HV youth in several places in the country. Defense Minister Bjørn Arils Gram (Sp) told the trade magazine that the aim is to stimulate more youth groups and strengthen recruitment to the Armed Forces. – I would say that it is suitable for the vast majority of young people who are interested in outdoor life and community. That’s what former local team manager for the Home Guard Youth in Nordland, Ola Morten Moe, says. He is crossing his fingers that it will be restored and thinks the offer will be welcome. Home security enthusiast and principal at Brønnøysund secondary school, Ola Morten Moe hopes that the Home Security Youth will be restored in Nordland. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news – I was a youth worker myself. Although it has been many years since I was a teenager. What we did was manage outside, live in tents and be in teams. Pull the load in layers, sanitation and connection. Such good basic community values, says Moe. The former local team leader for Heimevernsungdommen is now principal at Brønnøysund junior high school. But what do the young people at his own school say about the leisure activities? – Don’t have time The pupils at the secondary school think the offer sounds good, but are a little unsure whether they will take advantage of it if it comes. – I have heard that my uncle was involved in it once many years ago, says Heine Rasmussen and adds: – He said it was fun and that they did a lot of different things. That they were on trips and came up with some strange things. Classmate Aksel Lande Lund says the Home Guard Youth sounds exciting. But he is unsure if he has time for it. – Because there are quite a lot of other things going on, such as football and handball. Those are my priorities right now, says Lund. Would you like to join the Heimevernsungdommen? Yes, absolutely! No, it’s not for me Don’t know Show result Artem Lind in their class could imagine being part of the Home Guard Youth. But like Lund, he says he is unsure whether the weekday is enough. Because he takes football and school all the time. – We have to get a good average and stuff like that. How has it gone in Finnmark? The revived group in the Heimvernsungdommen in Finnmark had its first meeting in October, and according to Lieutenant Colonel Tomas Bakke, who is the district commander in HV-17, they have received a good response. – There is very good motivation among the young people who participate So far they have over 20 young people in the group in Alta. – So far, they express that this is exciting to be part of. He says they started again with Heimevernsungdom again with a view to recruitment and preparedness. Lieutenant Colonel Tomas Bakke is the district commander in HV-17. Photo: Joakim Reigstad / news – We have started Home Guard Youth both with a view to recruiting for education in the Armed Forces, but also with a view to increasing the understanding of preparedness in society in general, and also understanding of the Armed Forces’ function and mission among young people. So far they have had two rehearsals. In October they had one for all members where they got to practice basic field skills and spend the night outside in a tent. According to State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen in Sp, the Heimevernsungdommen is a good school for a further career in the Armed Forces. – I myself spent nine years in the Armed Forces, and noticed that those who had been in the Home Guard Youth had a foundation. And many of them continued their careers in the Armed Forces and stayed in the Armed Forces. And if there is one thing we need today, it is people who want to take up a career in the Armed Forces and stay in the Armed Forces for life. Published 13.12.2024, at 12.05
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