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Return to Compulsory Military Service? "Hasn't Hurt Anyone Yet

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Two former soldiers and one conscientious objector comment on the debate about the reintroduction of general conscription in Germany.

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How much duty is there in the new military service of Boris Pistorius? According to SPIEGEL information, the chancellor's office asked the SPD minister to reshape the bill. Juso boss Türmer makes an alarm.

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Two former soldiers and one conscientious objector comment on the debate about the reintroduction of general conscription in Germany.

More than 13,700 people joined the German army from January to the end of July, a 28 percent increase from the previous year, the Federal Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday, according to Reuters, which said the army had received the most applicants for service in recent years. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is seeking to quickly increase the number of men and women in the armed forces, and in the past has not ruled out the reintr…

The Union calls for a tightening of the legal plans for the introduction of the new military service. Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), chairman of the Defence Committee, told Politico magazine that he and his group are promoting the inclusion in the law of "return" to old military service.The plans need to be "adjusted".The draft law of Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius (SPD) is due to enter the cabinet at the end of August.The voluntary plans are inten…

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The CDU/CSU wants to prepare for a return to the old military service by law now. "That's why I and my parliamentary group, the CDU and CSU, are advocating for the return to the old military service to be included in the law now," said Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), Chairman of the Defense Committee, in the Politico podcast "Berlin Playbook" (Thursday edition). Röwekamp expressed doubts that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's (SPD) planned voluntary mil…

Until 2011 the military or civil service was mandatory for young men. Now he could return, perhaps even for all. A good idea? We argue!

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fluter.de broke the news in on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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