The Minister of Defense, Angel Tîlvăr, states that over 90% of the reservists in Romania who were summoned for 24 hours, to check the records of the Romanian Army’s reserve soldiers and to update their military training, answered the call. The minister points out that there have been numerous fake news on this subject, specifying that all those who receive the summons have to do is to respect what is written in the respective document.
“There were exercises and database updates, because that’s what happens everywhere. I think the last two were in Vaslui and Vrancea counties. It had to be done because the situation demanded it and we wanted to be pro-active from this point of view, rather than being reactive when we will do it under pressure… Friends of mine called me and said they had received and the people contributed to, I say, the success of such an activity”, said Angel Tîlvăr on Tuesday evening, on Antena 3.
The Minister of Defense specified that more than 90% of those who received invitations to update the database and to participate in the exercises, for one day, responded, doing so “out of a sense of duty that honors them”.
“I know that there were many fake news on this topic. They have to do what is written in the paper they receive and overwhelmingly… in fact, I don’t know of any situations where someone has misunderstood such an approach. The way in which this activity was responded to was impeccable, which did not raise any problems”, added Angel Tîlvăr.
Regarding military training for young people, the minister said that volunteerism remains the basis.