After service order for soldiers to return underwear
''Norwegian forces have been ordered to return underwear and socks after the end of service, so that the next batch of new recruits can use them.''
Norwegian military officials say defense agencies are struggling with declining supplies due to epidemics.
The Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization said the move was necessary because of a shortage of stock, as it would enable it to provide a large supply of uniforms to new recruits. “
Press spokesman Hans Messing Set said in a statement: "With proper testing and cleanliness, reuse of clothing is considered an appropriate and correct process."
Until recently, about 8,000 young men and women who served in the military each year returned their outer garments, but were allowed to carry issued underwear and socks.
In Norway, military service is mandatory for both men and women, lasting between 12 and 19 months.
Messing Set added that not only is the global epidemic causing a shortage of clothing, but it is also affecting finance, contracts and other issues.
The Norwegian national defense magazine Forsvarets Forum, a NATO member, reported that this was not the first time the armed forces had struggled with such shortages, a spokesman for the union said. Is".
One-third of the soldiers' clothing and equipment were missing in June 2020.
The report quoted an official source as saying: "A year ago, we saw exactly the same shorts in close-fitting clothing that we see now, and at the beginning of this fall, the biggest and smallest. Size shoes were missing. "
He added that this was due to malfunctions in the ordering and delivery system.