https://www.joe.ie/news/germany-to-introduce-compulsory-military-service-screening-amidst-growing-tensions-with-russia-849997
Germany to introduce compulsory military service screening amidst growing tensions with Russia
The new law will be active from 2028
With its fractious relationship with Russia showing no signs of improvement, Germany is set to introduce compulsory military service to 18-year-olds.
Per T-Online, US president Donald Trump’s proposed ditching of European security support has now forced German chancellor Friedrich Merz into spearheading increased military numbers.
The armed forces – known as the Bundeswehr – currently boasts 182,000 serving personnel, and this new push wants 80,000 more.
To make this a reality, all 18-year-old men will have to fill out a questionnaire about their interest to serve from 2028, whilst women can do so voluntarily.
It’s reported that the government is planning to throw money behind a massive advertisement campaign too, in the hope of swaying young people’s indecision.
Subsidised driving licenses, free health care and rail travel, and language courses for non-native speakers are to be dangled in front of them as well.
If the Russia situation worsens, the draft legislation would allow non-negotiable conscription to be reintroduced across the nation – originally scrapped 14 years ago by ex-chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merz’s plan is to have 5,000 volunteers signing up for the Bundeswehr each year, as opposed to the current 3,000 individuals.
Alongside the 260,000 active personnel, the government also wants to have 200,000 in reserve, while its regular defence budget is said to be almost tripling by 2029 (approximately £141 billion annually).
The last country to resurrect compulsory service was Latvia back in January of last year.
Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Sweden, Israel, North and South Korea, Cambodia, Brazil, Sudan, Singapore and Vietnam natives are all subject to conscription, with Croatia following suit from 2026.
>>1423139 (OP)So not a draft yet. Probably because drafts are hideously unpopular and introducing conscription without being at war even more so.
Trump is doing the world a favor. He is demonstrating that no country can thrive without the US being involved, militarily or financially.
If they could, they would simply ignore us for four years then carry on with the next guy.
>>1423141>Probably because drafts are hideously unpopularThe amount of feminists supporting Ukraine says otherwise. The amount of feminists in South Korea and Finland (both of which conscript men) says otherwise.
btw in case you didn't see the OP pic, feminists consider Finland to be the #2 most """"equal"""" country in the world. But go on and tell me more about male privilege and how much feminists support equality.
>>1423146Yeah this has nothing to do with what I said.
tRump cutting back on NATO in Europe and Russian aggression may just create a 4th Reich. This time with a United Germany France, Italy. Poland(lol) etc
>>1423148I'm not talking about use rate or even a gendered draft. I'm pointing out that a draft is a good way to get your population pissed at you.
>>1423338and yet multiple countries forcefully conscript males because males have been so brainwashed by feminism that they aren't willing to recognize that "male privilege" is a myth and women obviously don't give a shit.
are any women complainingg that they are not being drafted?
