Defense Is Growing Rapidly, Attracting Mainly Reservists

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In four years, the Ministry of Defence's workforce has grown by almost 20 percent. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the ministry has added nearly 12,500 people. This is according to figures obtained by the NOS. At the last count, on December 1st, almost 80,000 people worked for the Ministry of Defence. That number was 67,400 in 2022. In this current year alone, 5,567 people have been added. "We haven't seen this increase before, so…