US EditionGermany Launches Drive to Add Military Recruits Without Conscription for Now
The bill aims to increase Bundeswehr personnel from 182,000 to 260,000 and double reservists to 200,000, with voluntary service prioritized but conscription possible if targets miss.
- On Aug 27, the German cabinet passed a draft bill for voluntary military service to bolster troop recruitment, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying, `This will enable us to protect our servicewomen and servicemen and their families even better than in the past`.
- In response to Russia's 2022 invasion, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has prioritized military expansion and backed plans to spend 3.5% of economic output on defence this year.
- The bill pairs recruitment targets with incentives such as a voluntary six-month scheme to double trained reservists from around 100,000 and includes a questionnaire from next year and medical exams from July 1st, 2027.
- Parliament must still approve the bill setting annual recruitment targets from 20,000 in 2026 to 38,000 in 2030 and allowing conscription if targets are missed, amid protests by Rheinmetall Entwaffnen in Cologne.
- In broader context, the cabinet met Wednesday in the submarine to authorize the draft after U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich briefed ministers on allied security concerns and the €100 billion special fund to modernize the Bundeswehr supports long-term overhaul.
76 Articles
76 Articles
The goal is to reach 260 thousand assets and 200 thousand reservists, from the current 180,000 assets and 50 thousand reservists. Incentives and pays from 2300 euros net per month to convey the young. But the Cdu wants to return to the conscription if you do not get results
Germany Launches Drive to Add Military Recruits Without Conscription for Now
Germany's leaders launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service as the country scrambles to strengthen its armed forces in the face of growing fears about future Russian aggression, a project that some in the governing coalition say doesn't go far enough.
The German Council of Ministers has approved a project to recruit more men on a voluntary basis, to reach the 260,000 active soldiers, ensuring that it must equip itself with a large army to defend the territory of NATO.Ralf Stegner: “Increase defence spending will not end the wars and will cause us to lack resources.” The German Council of Ministers has approved on Wednesday a project that will lay the basis for increasing the recruitment of so…
The German government opened the way on Wednesday for the introduction of military service. The legal framework for conscription - for the time being voluntary - for young men has been approved at a meeting at the Ministry of Defence, reports the German press agency DPA. Berlin also intends to make military service more attractive by increasing the pay. ...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
