Your request must be signed and state the reason for your deferral and include proof/confirmation.
Deferring a refresher courseĭo you need to defer your refresher course because of school, your job or for medical reasons? Put in a request with your canton’s military authority as early as possible. You will be notified by post or electronically at least 21 weeks before the start of your next refresher course, and at least six weeks before its scheduled start you will receive your marching orders, which include the location of your refresher course. The dates of your refresher courses (call-up dates) are published ahead of time on the website of the Swiss Armed Forces. At the end of the tenth calendar year after you have finished your last refresher course, you are discharged from military duty. Recruits who fail to complete their basic training before the year they turn 25 are discharged from the Armed Forces and are required to pay the Military Service Exemption Tax.Īfter you have finished basic training, you remain a member of the Armed Forces for nine years and in this time complete six refresher courses lasting three weeks each. Requests for deferral are usually granted. Your request must be signed, state the reason for your deferral and include proof/confirmation. Deferring basic trainingĭo you need to defer your basic training because of school, your job or for medical reasons? In that case, you must put in a request with your canton’s military authority. You can also request personal time off during your service term, for instance in the case of unforeseen circumstances, emergencies or a death in the family. In this case, you must state a reason and include the necessary proof/confirmation. If you need to take personal time off, if possible put in a request in writing with your commander before you start your service term. You can request your time off in writing using this form. Recruits in basic training are entitled to two extra days off that they can take at their convenience. For more information on the process and dates, visit the Armed Forces’ website. You can start basic training at the earliest three and at the latest twelve months after recruitment. Those who are found fit to serve go on to attend an assignment interview based on which they are assigned the function they will be trained in at basic training.
A doctor determines whether you are fit to serve in the military. The recruitment process takes two to three days. You must attend a recruitment event at the earliest the year you turn 19 and at the latest the year you turn 24. Swiss women are welcome to attend an information day on a voluntary basis. On this day, conscripts decide when they will be doing their basic training (between the ages of 19 and 25). Information dayĪll Swiss men receive a summons the year they turn 18 to attend an information day on basic training and the mandatory military service. The number of training days depends on the soldier’s rank and function. For Privates (E1 and E2) and NCOs, the obligation to serve lasts until the end of the tenth calendar year after their promotion. Swiss women can serve on a voluntary basis. Every Swiss man is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service .
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