Talk:Estonian Defence Forces

message: I made the graphic of the structure of the Estonian Army, but since there is little information about the exact structure of the Estonian Army on the net (i.e. regarding the Logistics Bataillon) there might be 1 or 2 errors in the graphic and I'll correct them, if they are brought to my knowledge.
Noclador 22:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, Tallin is writed with two N's. Tallinn not Tallin.
Something should be done about the reference to service branches. Currently it is not right. The top level is Ministry of Defence, which governs the Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Defence League. Thus, the EDL is NOT part of the EDF and shouldn't be considered a service branch. Any reference to it as such should be removed. Same goes for the Organization section, where the EDL doesn't belong. It should at least be referenced in a different general section for the Estonian military. The most logical structure for the articles would be to have the Military of Estonia lead to either its own article or at least the Ministry of Defence article (which really needs to be expanded anyway). This would in turn reference the Estonian Defence Forces, the Estonian Defence League and other branches under its direct command. 
--Estonian1885 (talk) 16:24, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Structure of the Estonian Army

message: As fas as I know:
* Active Force: 3.800 soldiers ( of whom about 1500 conscripts)
* Army: 3.300
* Navy: 300
* Air Force: 200
* Reserve: 12.200
* Kaitseliit: 11.000 ( + 9.000 volunteers from suborganizations )
These numbers are from 2009, I think. Could somebody of the native speakers do some research about the current strength of the estonian defence forces? --Dias87 (talk) 05:43, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strength of EDF 

message: since this seems to be the main article about Estonian Army, it's going to need a major section regarding the history.--Termer 09:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought Israel supplied a large quantity of IMI Galil assault rifles? Martintg (talk) 20:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The History of Estonian Army

message: These World Bank figures claim Estonia has the highest military expenditure as % GDP in the world - . The figures seem to greatly contradict others I've read elsewhere, but if they are true that surely is a notable fact worth commenting upon. ZackMartin (talk) 09:42, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Budget 

message: Shouldn't this article be called "Estonian Defence Forces" or "Defence Forces of Estonia" or something? It looks a bit awkward as it is..? Yakikaki (talk) 11:37, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article naming 

message: I have noticed that the information provided in "IISS. The Military Balance 2017" is often incorrect and thus should only be used if no other alternative source is available. Among the incorrect data: population number, reintroduction of conscription (it was never abolished), reserve size, incorrect number of IFVs, incorrect data about aircraft of the border guard, incorrect figures for deployments and possibly other information that I was unable to verify. Treat this source with caution. --Estonian1885 (talk) 07:59, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reliable sources 

message: A recent edit claimed that there are no conscripts in the Scouts Battalion. While this has been true in the past, since at least 2017 there are some conscripts in service there. They serve as mechanized infantry. Conscripts in Scouts Battalion (in Estonian) --Estonian1885 (talk) 20:17, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conscripts in Scouts Battalion