Domobranstvo – nacionalne snage sigurnosti (Hemvärnet – Nationella skyddsstyrkorna) je vojna rezerva Švedskih oružanih snaga. Službeno su osnovane 29. 05. 1940. godine, na zahtjev građana. Originalno je bila sastavljena od građanskih milicija, dok je danas to baza teritorijalne odbrane Švedske.

      Švedsko domobranstvo se uglavnom sastoji od snaga za brze reakcije koje broje oko 17.000, od ukupno 22.000 pripadnika domobranstva. Organizirani su u 70 bataljona sa 300 četa, a tu su 23 dobrovoljačke odbrambene organizacije (radio-amateri, streljački savezi itd...). Većina pripadnika radi svoje civilne poslove, a u vojsci godišnje provode određeno vrijeme. Jedinice za brze reakcije su osnovane 2000-te, kada je Švedska Vlada ukinula redovno služenje vojnog roka.

      The Home Guard – National Security Forces (Hemvärnet – Nationella skyddsstyrkorna) is a military reserve force of the Swedish Armed Forces. It was formally established on May 29, 1940, during World War II upon popular demand. While originally composed of former militia groups, today it comprises half of the Sweidsh Army, thus constituting the basis of the territorial defence of Sweden.

      The Swedish National Home Guard consists mainly of local rapid countermeasure units, numbering 17,000 of the 22,000 total Home Guard strength, organised in 300 companies in 70 battalions, with 23 associated auxiliary defence organisations. The majority of the soldiers maintain a civilian job while serving the army part-time. Contemporary rapid countermeasure units were formed in the early 2000s as a consequence of the Swedish government's abolishment of the conscription to the Swedish Armed Forces.

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      Oznaku Driftvärnet su nosili pripadnici domobranstva u jedinicama koje su štitile pojedine važne objekte kao naprimjer elektrane. Obično su pripadnici jedinice bili i zaposlenici tih institucija.

      The Driftvärnet tab would have been worn by Home Guards members assigned to the protection of certain essential objects such as power plants, they would normally work on the object in question in peacetime too.

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HOME GUARD CADETS  KADETI U DOMOBRANSTVU

      Kadeti domobranstva (hemvärnsungdomar) su "podmladak" koji se sastoji od djevojaka i mladića u dobi od 15 do 20 godina. Uglavnom su regrutirani sa 15 ili 16 godina. Njihova vojna obuka se sastoji od osnovnih vojnih znanja, prve pomoći, komunikacija, fizičkog treninga, orijentacije, odbrambenih taktika, osnova streljaštva (do 16 godina sa malokalibarskim oružjem, a od 17 sa redovnim naoružanjem). Sa 17 godina počinju i vježbati patroliranje, ali i komandiranje (grupom ili vodom). Borbena obuka može početi sa 18 godina i bez obzira na završenu obuku još ih se ne zove vojnicima. Uglavnom se trenira po jedan dan ili veče svakog tjedna (ili jedan put u dva tjdna) i to traje između 10 i 12 vikenda godišnje. Sa 18 godina mogu ponovno proći glavninu obuke što im je uvjet da od 20 godine postanu redoviti pripadnici domobranstva. Za većinu njih je to vrlo važno, jer žele vršiti vojnu službu za što nema mjesta za sve u redovnim oružanim snagama.

      The Home Guard Cadets (hemvärnsungdomar) is a youth section consisting of young girls and boys aged 15–20, typically recruited at age 15-16. The Cadets receive military training that includes base building, first aid, communications, physical training, orienteering, defense studies, basic firearms training (with .22 long rifle up to age 16 and AK4 B with red dot sight from age 17) and from age 17 and up also patrolling and leadership training (group and platoon). At 18, a Cadet is allowed to undergo battle training. Despite this they are not officially called soldiers. Typically, the Cadets train one day or evening every or every other week, with 10-12 weekends per year spent in the field. A Cadet at least 18 years of age who has completed at least the 3 first blocks of training is welcome to take a course to repeat and improve learned skills in order to serve in the regular Home Guard at age 20. This is very valuable to many of them, since many of them won't be needed in the Army, Navy or Air Force but still are eager to do military service.

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