Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service – DW – 12/29/2023
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The Bundeswehr is facing a dramatic shortage in personnel. Now Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has rekindled the debate over reintroducing conscription.

At the end of October, the Bundeswehr said it counted 181,383 soldiers in its ranks — that’s still some distance from the target of 203,000 that the German military hopes to reach by 2025. This has given rise to concern in times of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has once again reminded Germans how quickly conflicts can erupt in Europe.

Since taking office at the beginning of 2023, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has been thinking about ways to make the Bundeswehr more attractive as a career. He said he has received 65 concrete proposals from his ministry on recruitment and reforming training methods.

  • @orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    -1•11 months ago

    ya, but EVERYTHING has a neo-Nazi problem, they are at least addressing the worst of it, and yes they have disbanded and kicked out half the special forces a few years ago due to this

    • @febra@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6•11 months ago

      Look, a friend of mine has been in the Bundeswehr as a proper full on soldier and he quit after four years of constant bullying because his parents are turkish. I used to want to join as a reservist until he told me to stay away from that place.