US EditionGermany's Conservatives Demand Clear Transition to Compulsory Military Service
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The Federal Chancellor in the explanatory offensive! Friedrich Merz on poor survey values, AfD ascent, citizen money distortions and the new military service reform.
Merz Opens Door to Mandatory Military Service in German
For the first time, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested that Germany may reintroduce compulsory military service. Speaking on ARD’s Caren Miosga show on Sunday, the CDU leader said he no longer believed voluntary enlistment would suffice: “I suspect it will not remain voluntary.” In August, the cabinet had approved a model requiring men born in 2008 or later to complete a questionnaire and, from July 2027, undergo screening, while service it…
The chancellor: it would take a year of military or civilian service for everyone. But the Social Democrats slow down and want to preserve voluntary service.
The chancellor does not assume that it will remain with the planned voluntary military service model. Merz wants a mandatory year for all, but for that the Basic Law would have to be changed.
Germany's conservatives demand clear transition to compulsory military service
Germany's conservatives have delayed a planned debate on the reintroduction of military service this week in a bid to introduce tougher rules, including a clearer path to conscription. We look at what they hope to achieve.
NATO considers that Germany needs a force of 260,000 soldiers to resist a potential attack, such as one of Russia's parties, which means that Bundeswehr needs about 80,000 additional active soldiers. Article The mandatory military service in Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces how recruits will appear for the first time in Romania TV.
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