Ukraine War in the Liveticker: +++ 06:06 Reservist Federation of the Bundeswehr Urges Compulsory Military Service +++
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Patrick Sensburg, President of the Reservist Association, demands a return to compulsory military service. In the event of war, he expects up to 1000 dead or injured soldiers every day. Without compulsory service, he says, Germany will not be able to defend itself.
The president of the Bundeswehr's Reservist Association considers compulsory military service necessary to make Germany capable of defence. In the event of a war, an estimated 1000 killed or wounded soldiers per day would have to be replaced.
There will be more voluntary soldiers than expected, says Patrick Sensburg – and yet compulsory military service is necessary, because in the event of war there will be reserves.
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The debate about the new military service creates tensions between the generations. Student representatives Quentin Gärtner (18) and Reservist chief Patrick Sensburg (54) talk about volunteering and the role of youth.
Patrick Sensburg, President of the Bundeswehr's Reservist Association, considers it necessary to re-establish compulsory military service in order to enable Germany to defend itself. In the event of a war, he expects 1000 killed or wounded soldiers at the front per day. "They must be replaced, and also decisively by reservists, he told the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). {/mprestriction} The discussed lot procedure for the patterning is sc…
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