Digging trenches and manning machine gun posts. It’s all in a day’s work for conscripts in Norway’s army on exercise in Latvia. The training is part of their national service that dates back 200 years.
Norway is one of the few countries in the western world that still has national service. Any citizen between the ages of 18 and 44 can be called upon to defend the country if it comes under attack. When teenagers reach 17, they have to submit a form online. That is then reviewed and the army selects around 15 percent of that age group for conscription. This piece shows conscripts on exercise in Latvia. Footage includes soundbites and shots of them building defense positions and reading maps.
SHOTLIST
1. (00:06) A-10 TANKBUSTER FLIES OVERHEAD.
2. (00:20) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS DIGGING TRENCHES.
3. (00:28) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS IN A MOBILE COMMAND UNIT IN WOODLAND.
4. (00:34) STATIC SHOT OF A NORWEGIAN ARMY ISSUE ASSAULT RIFLE AND HELMET.
5. (01.01) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS IN STATIC POSITIONS IN WOODLAND.
6. (01.15) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS DISCUSSING BATTLEFIELD TACTICS USING MAP.
7. (01:21) .50 CALIBRE MACHINE GUN IN BUNKER MANNED BY NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS.
8. (01:27) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS RIDING ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES.
9. (02:03) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS USING BEECH TREES TO CONSTRUCT BUNKERS AND CAMOFLAGE FORTIFICATIONS.
10. (02:14) NORWEGIAN SOLDIER MANS A 50 CALIBRE MACHINE GUN ATOP AND ARMOURED VEHICLE IN WOODLAND.
11. (02:20) NORWEGIAN SOLDIER IN OPEN GROUND WITH HEAVY MACHINEGUN.
12. (02:36) NORWEGIAN SOLDIERS RIDING ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES.
13. (02:40) CLOSE UP OF NORWEGIAN SOLDIER WITH CAMOUFLAGE FACEPAINT.
14. (02:45) NORWEGIAN FLAG FLYING IN THE WIND.
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