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    Deutschland stimmt dafür, das Programm zum freiwilligen Wehrdienst für 18-Jährige wieder einzuführen

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    1. mamounia78 on

      seems like Germany is trying to boost readiness without jumping back to full conscription. A voluntary path feels like a middle ground..gives options to young people without forcing anything on them.

    2. owak on

      > The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces. **The form will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.**

      Is this more of that “male privilege” and “equality” I keep hearing about?

    5. Bevrykul on

      Maybe Germany can put all of those third world migrants to use instead of sending in their own youth to die.

    11. roarti on

      Note that there was a mandatory military service until 2011 which was officially just „paused“.

    13. cata2k on

      How does the Bundeswher have any soldiers if they don’t already have voluntary service? It’s conscripts all the way down? From private to general? What?

    14. 290077 on

      > Many young Germans either oppose the new law or are sceptical.

      > „We don’t want to spend half a year of our lives locked up in barracks, being trained in drill and obedience and learning to kill,“ the organisers of the protests wrote in a statement posted on social media.

      > „War offers no prospects for the future and destroys our livelihoods.“

      Few people want war. We have armies because there are people in this world willing to use violence to take what they want. What is their plan if Russia decides to attack? I know the answer is, „do nothing and hope that someone else will take care of it“, but I’m curious what they have to say.

    15. snafu-germany on

      The biggest mistake to cancel the „Wehrpflicht“ years ago. The signal was fatal. Served in the 80s for 4 years before the cold war ended.

    18. Kloetenklaus_161 on

      Germany didn‘t vote – war hungry german politicians that make their money from arms stocks voted.

    19. EmprahsChosen on

      „Students at schools across Germany have said they will join strikes in as many as 90 cities on Friday to protest against the move.“

      Over a questionnaire and medical exam next year? What am I missing here? You have a giant aggressor in the form of russia that has put its industry on a war footing, and these kids are protesting a questionnaire? They should be thanking their lucky stars the country between them and russia is pulling its own weight defense wise, and then some.

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