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Germany proposes to set a clear model for military service, and the government coalition reached a compromise after the previous variant was blocked last month. The German article comes with a new model for compulsory military service. All 18-year-olds are expected to be officially registered for the first time in Romania TV.
Conscription: Starting next year, all eighteen-year-old German men will be required to undergo military service. Due to a lack of capacity in the…
Germany is partially reinstating conscription. This decision was made by the German government. All men born after January 1, 2008, will be called up for a mandatory medical screening. Those who pass the screening can voluntarily enlist in the army. If the army does not find enough recruits this way, a lottery system will be used.
A political agreement has been reached in Berlin on the details of a new conscription law, with which the government aims to increase the size of the Bundeswehr, the German army, due to increased security risks - above all the threat from Russia. Conscription is once again a reality.
From next year on, all 18-year-olds will receive a questionnaire on their willingness to serve in the Bundeswehr. Young men will be obliged to answer and to sample, but not to serve. The controversial lot procedure is off the table.
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