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Support for War Veterans and Ex-Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Cover

Support for War Veterans and Ex-Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

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|Apr 2024

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Selected Demographic Characteristics of Soldiers of the Army of the Czech Republic.

SUBJECTVALUETREND
Average age of a soldier in the Czech Armed Forces (2022)38.5 y.o.year-on-year increasing
Share of women in the Czech Armed Forces (2022)13.7%stagnating over time
Share of women in the Active Reserve (2021)9.9%year-on-year increasing
Share of women in foreign operations and observer missions (2021)5%stable in the long term*

[i] Note. * Except during periods when field hospitals are deployed, the proportion of women then increases.

(Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, 2022a).

Table 2

Overview of Entitlement Areas for Each Group According to the Concept.

AREA OF SUPPORT*DVVV-OOKNVV-CSNVV-PVNVV-DV
Health careXXXXX
Social and community supportXXXXX
Financial supportXXXX
Financial compensationX
Moral awardsXXXXX
Gifts on life anniversariesX
Benefit programs for war veteransXXXXX
Education and employment supportX

[i] * Eligibility for specific service areas varies by veteran group.

Table 3

Overview of Groups Receiving Coordinated Care.

SERVICE PROVIDER/SPECIFIC SERVICESOLDIERS (NOT WAR VETERANS)WAR VETERANS
IN ACTIVE SERVICEFORMER
Military hospitalsXX
Dept for War Vets MoDX
VOLAREZAXX
Military Solidarity FundX
Project ČsOL VVX
Psychological service CZAXXX
Personnel agencyXXX
Retraining coursesXX
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 14
Submitted on: Jun 30, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2023
Published on: Apr 23, 2024
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2024 Jitka Laštovková, Václav Kmoníček, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.