"Fully committed to peace" Is it time to bring back conscription in Germany?
"Fully committed to peace" Is it time to bring back conscription in Germany?
Calls to reinstate compulsory military service are growing louder in Berlin's political circles. But is drafting thousands of 18-year-olds the answer to Germany's defence challenges? #EuropeNews
At the beginning of March, Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) defence policy spokesman Florian Hahn called for the reintroduction of compulsory military service before the end of the year.
"We can’t just sit back and watch as the world around us becomes more insecure," he told German tabloid Bild.
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From what I heard the European armies match Russias army in power overall - however I’m not sure if they could be as fast as Putin in getting this power coordinated to the Baltics (if there was a conflict, then it would take place there). So I think that should be the most important part to work on.
Furthermore I think that spending the money on more advanced equipment is better than a mandatory conscription, which would make the current shortage of highly skilled workers only worse (and there's also the question about how it would affect 18-year-olds personally).