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France Begins Winding Down SNU as Government Prepares Voluntary Military Service

The government cast the move as an administrative reorganization that shifts the program toward a DJEPVA-run “parcours d’engagement.”

Le premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a annoncé vendredi 19 septembre 2025 la suppression de la délégation générale en charge du SNU le 1er janvier prochain. (Ici : des jeunes du SNU lors du défilé du 14 juillet à Lyon)
Le SNU pourrait être enterré prochainement.
Des jeunes du Service National Universel (SNU) à la base aérienne 116 de Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur, le 24 juin 2019 en Haute-Saône
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Overview

  • In an official communiqué, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the SNU’s “mise en extinction” and the forthcoming creation of a voluntary military service.
  • The statement schedules the suppression of the SNU’s managing delegation on 1 January 2026 as part of the restructuring.
  • Following confusion, Matignon clarified that it was suppressing an organism rather than abolishing the public policy and said the SNU would be reframed as a “parcours d’engagement” under DJEPVA.
  • The government provided no operational details or timeline for the new voluntary military service, after Emmanuel Macron had trailed an overhaul with announcements expected in the autumn.
  • Launched in 2019 and extended into schools in March 2024 with a voluntary 12‑day stage for seconde pupils, the SNU struggled with low enrollment and budget cuts as the Cour des comptes criticized unclear objectives, underestimated costs, and deployment difficulties; an opposition report this week urged its suppression.