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Yugoslavia MILITARY MANPOWER
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Military Museum at Kalemegdan, Belgrade
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Figure 18. Military Ranks and Insignia, 1990
Articles 172 and 241 of the Constitution of 1974 declared
military service and defense of the country to be the supreme
duty and honor of every citizen. In 1990 more than four million
Yugoslavs were in the YPA, the reserve, the TDF, or civil
defense.
The Yugoslav people generally held favorable opinions of
military personnel because of the identification with the
Partisans who liberated the country in World War II. However,
memories of Partisan activities had dimmed noticeably by 1990. By
that time, the popularity and prestige of the YPA had begun to
diminish, and military careers had grown less attractive, even
among the most patriotic parts of society.
Data as of December 1990
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