Some teens in Latvia opt to continue combat training over summer break
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#7796D)
While many teenagers dream of spending their summer holidays at the beach, some Latvian high school students are choosing to spend theirs at military bases, taking part in three weeks of combat training and lessons on emergency preparedness. The World's Joshua Coe visited one of the camps, and found that the NATO member state bordering Russia is building a "whole-of-country" approach to national security.