{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreicsp2l6ukhxi42qmwh5uhaeopyyxzt2ltoqlocp7uaupegiyeujmy",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:zeic7imjcpbqjtxohk4ut7ju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn4tdxivah2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibk2pmk3cdtu7oqnchyiwpgfpqqqzubes46lubcd4kqlx4wklnweq"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 51753
  },
  "path": "/2026/03/09/croatia-resumes-compulsory-military-service-after-almost-20-year-break/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T14:57:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://balkaninsight.com",
  "tags": [
    "Balkan Insight",
    "Croatia",
    "Croatia - Politics and Society",
    "Croatian Army",
    "military service"
  ],
  "textContent": "First conscripts arrive at barracks for two months of basic training, as Croatia's government reintroduces obligatory military service almost two decades after it was abolished.",
  "title": "Croatia Resumes Compulsory Military Service After Almost 20-Year Break"
}