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Conscription
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Draft De Maizière Defends Conscription Suspension
Former German Interior and Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière has defended the earlier suspension of compulsory military service,…
The Conscription Conundrum
German Defense Official Warns of Looming Crisis in Bundeswehr’s Manpower The German Federal Commissioner for the Armed Forces,…
Conscription Rejected, Bundeswehr Must Get Attractive Again
Berlin, Germany – The German government is facing a pressing issue of military personnel shortages, with a recent…
Germany’s Defense Minister Clears the Way for Reintroduction of Conscription
The German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, is paving the way for the reintroduction of conscription. A new draft…
Germany’s Top General Calls for the Return of Conscription
A leading German NATO general, Christian Badia, has called for the reintroduction of military conscription in the face…
Fischer’s U-Turn: ‘Conscription is the Only Way to Ensure Germany’s Defense’?
In a surprising turn of events, former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has expressed support for the reintroduction…
SPD Rejects Military Conscription, But Will Wait and See on Defense Minister’s Voluntary Expansion Plan
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s recent announcement that the German military needs an additional 60,000 soldiers has sparked…
Conscription on the Horizon?
In a recent interview, the President of the Federal Armed Forces Association, Oberst André Wüstner, emphasized the need…
Conscription 2.0: A Populist Pipe Dream?
A German politician, Falko Droßmann, the chairman of the SPD in the Defense Committee, has rejected the proposal…