The Danish Defense Recruiting Service takes into consideration, during the recruitment, o persons who are already living in Denmark. It is even easier if the said persons are in the process of applying for permanent residency or citizenship. Also, persons who already have a special connection with Denmark make it easier for the application to proceed since it is a matter of Nation Security. The applications sorted out by the Danish Defense Recruiting Service are done and accessed an individual basis. Like many military applications for non-citizens, limits are placed on applications and ranks that non-citizens can enjoyed. Usually, this is done for National Security reasons. For example, only Danish citizens may apply for cadet training at the service academies in the army.

As a non-citizen, the Danish Defense Recruiting Service only takes applications of Danish Army recruitment from non-citizens in writing. Also, the Danish Defense Recruiting Service expects that these persons pass the required physical and psychological evaluation before they are recruited into the Royal Danish Army. These evaluations will take into consideration if your command of  the Danish language is good enough to ensure that in combat, you are not liability. Danish laws state that persons who have served in the Army may be recalled for duty at any time but it does not equate your national service to your native country. As such, even if one serves in the Royal Danish  Army, he is expected to do his national service.

Denmark Military:

Let us go a little bit into the Danish Army, since not much is known to non-citizens. Per the constitution of Denmark,  the Danish Cabinet is the commanding authority of the Defence, though it cannot mobilize the armed forces, for purposes that are not strictly defence oriented, without the consent of parliament.

Danish Armed Forces
The Armed Forces
The mission of the Armed Forces is:

1. to prevent conflicts and war;
2. to assert Denmark’s sovereignty and to ensure its continued existence and integrity;
3. and to promote a peaceful development in the world, with respect for human rights.
   The tasks of the Armed Forces range from: Participation in international operations all over the world, to survey and protect Danish territory and territorial Waters, and to support the society with a number of vital tasks. These include surveillance of Denmark’s air space and territorial waters, environmental surveillance, Pollution Prevention, fisheries inspection, Search & Rescue operations, Support to the Police Authorities and to the Emergency Management Agency.
   Our Core Values are: Credibility, Transparency, Trust, Independence and Responsibility.

Besides the Arctic Command, The Royal Danish Air Force, and The Royal Danish Navy, this organisation includes the following sections;

The Royal Defence College
The Defence College is the Danish Armed Forces’ joint centre for military studies and educations. Its contribution to defence operations is carried out by enhancement of the Armed Forces capabilities through education, research, and advisory support services.

The activities are predominantly focused on the Armed Forces. However, individual courses are also offered to civilians from outside the Forces.

The Defence College activities centers on the core military subjects i.e. Strategy and Military Operations, national and international Security & Defence policy, leadership excellence and military history.

The Army
The Army consist of an Army Staff, located in Karup: approximately 90 staff personnel.

The total strength of the Army is approximately 8,400 troops, excluding the approximately 4,100 conscripts undergoing basic training.
The Army is commanded by the Army Staff, Defence Command Denmark, located at Karup Air Base. They have several operational and supporting units, suchs as the Royal Life Guards, the Guard Hussar Regiment, the Army Intelligence Centre and Army Non-Commissioned Officers School, and the Army Combat and Fire Support Centre.

Defence Command Denmark
Defence Command Denmark is the military command authority of the Armed Forces. Together with the four other authorities under the Minister of Defence, i.e. for Material & Equipment, for Buildings & Facilities and for Finance, it forms the Danish Defence with its approximately 20.000 men and women.

Defence Command Denmark is commanded by the Chief of Defence with his Deputy Chief of Defence. The Chief of Defence is responsible for the command and control of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy offers training in tactics, leadership and management. Students gain a deep insight into modern principles of leadership, and get to try their strengths against them, attaining real leadership experience throughout the training. They also have subjects such as Political Science, with special focus on defence and security policy. The students gain a thorough insight into international security policy, which is important knowledge when they as officers are responsible for a large unit of soldiers on national as well as international missions.

The Army participates in international peace-building and peace-keeping missions, where soldiers, sergeants and their officers solves tasks on ground.

Royal Danish Naval Academy 

The Royal Danish Naval Academy is an academy that trains its students  in tactics, leadership and management in a military context. The academy gives its students training into repairing their equipment, knowing the security of Denmark and also the boarders of Denmark. The training in this school is one of a kind; it churns out recruits who partake in operations beyond Danish boarders

Royal Danish Air Force Academy
The Royal Danish Air Force Academy gives out military training. The military training is not limited to combat, but also military leadership and management. This move ensures that recruits who come from the academy are of high quality and able to conduct military operations in the airspace. Recruits from this school  co-operate as Air Force officers. In this school, subjects such as Political Science are taught. This ensures that students have training that focuses defence and security policy of nations. The learning process is not limited to theory alone; They are taught modern principles of leadership in both theory and practice and are trained thoroughly in the ability to lead, in everyday life as well as in critical situations – in Denmark or abroad.

Per the constitution of Denmark, the  Air Force’s duty is to ensure that Denark has a safe airspace. It does so by monitoring the airspace of Denmark and protecting it from harm or intruders. They also assist and monitor the marine environment and assist in rescue operations at sea, with transportation assignments etc.

The Air Force also solves tasks internationally, where they assists with transportation aircrafts, Fighters, transportation helicopters and surveillance radars.