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Pistorius proposes voluntary military service model with draft contingency

(de-news.net) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has outlined a draft bill proposing a new two-tier system. Initially based on voluntary participation, the model…

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Debates on a future Military Service Act

(de-news.net) Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has suggested including a conditional conscription mechanism into the next Military Service Act in response to the existing…

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Debate on compulsory military service continues

(de-news.net) – Henning Otte (CDU), the newly appointed Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, anticipates that deliberations regarding the reintroduction of conscription will promptly commence….

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Reintroduction of conscription or voluntary military service?

(de-news.net) – Debates are underway about different models to increase troop strength of the Bundeswehr. Inspector General Carsten Breuer has expressed the necessity of enhancing…

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Mützenich sees “chances” for a further “limitation” of the military

The SPD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, wants to sustainably realign the security policy in Europe. It is important to embed German…

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