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In Germany, Young People Move on to Military Service

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In the face of a shortage of recruits, Germany relies on better paid military service, with online conscription in sight. But despite generous advantages, young people remain reluctant to engage.

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If compulsory military service comes back, it needs an alternative for those who refuse it. What a substitute service should look like, from which the economy also benefits.

·Germany
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In the face of a shortage of recruits, Germany relies on better paid military service, with online conscription in sight. But despite generous advantages, young people remain reluctant to engage.

·Paris, France
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The bad news is that the flop of the "voluntary military service" could evolve into compulsory recruitment in the coming years.The good news is that, despite the European militarist cranium, military service has appeared first on Against Attack.

The government is preparing for the reintroduction of the civil service. While it is presented as an alternative to the service on the weapon and as a service on society, the reality is different. – A comment by Michael Schirm. The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs (BMBFSFJ) is preparing for the reintroduction of the civil service – and this, although the compulsory military service has not yet been officially decided. However, it is out of the…

Young men are once again targeted by the state with the planned military service. Those who refuse military service could be employed in the social sector in the future.But how useful is a new civil service? Capitalism not only means exploitation and greed for profit, but also acts as a large relocation station. Not only for superfluous goods, but also for people, refugees and so-called mobilisable labour reserves.In this case, women, but also y…

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freitag.de broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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