AMMAN — The Senate endorsed on Sunday the 2025 amendments to the National and Reserve Service Law as referred from the Lower House.

 

The Senate’s Legal Committee had endorsed the amendments last week as referred from the Lower House.

 

The move completes the legislative procedures required to reactivate the National Service Programme, which is scheduled to take effect at the beginning of February, the Jordan news agency, Petra, reported.

 

Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Momani has recently said that the government will soon announce the names of the first group of Jordanians selected for mandatory national service in 2026.

 

Momani said that the selection process will rely on a neutral, computerised statistical draw based on scientific criteria, emphasising that it will be conducted with full transparency in line with the directives of HRH Crown Prince Hussein.

 

He added that the programme will apply to Jordanian males born in 2007 who will have turned 18 by January 1, 2026.

 

Each year, 6,000 young men will be selected, divided into three phases of 2,000 conscripts each, he said.

 

The minister said the initiative builds on the Crown Prince’s announcement in August regarding the reactivation of the National Service Programme, describing the effort as a national step aimed at preparing and qualifying young people through military training and a structured theoretical curriculum under the National Service and Reserve Service framework.

 

Minister of State for Political and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Monem Oudat said that university students assigned to service would retain their places at their institutions, ensuring that participation would not disrupt academic progress.

 

The amendments to the law, they said, were designed to facilitate youth participation rather than impose restrictions, ensuring fairness for students and families while integrating military service with educational and professional development.