The German Army (Bundeswehr) will take 50,000 to 60,000 additional soldiers to meet the defense requirements of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) due to the growing threat of Russia, the Minister of Defense of the Tit of the State of the Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.
Germany seeks to adapt your military schedule in response to the NATO’s plans for collective defense, while the Alliance continues to strengthen its East Hi after Russian invasion in Ukraine entered in the fourth year.
“We assume, but this is just a rough assessment to be clear, as we need 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers more in the constant armed forces than we have today,” said Pistorius at the NATO meeting in Brussels.
The Minister of Defense Pistorius, who continued his work from the Former Chancellor’s Cabinet’s work, leads the idea of the construction of the armed forces of the first European economy.
Deutsche Welle recalls that Merz took office from the conservative Christian-Democratic Union last month, but decided to keep the esteemed Pistorius at the Minister of Defense. Pistorius promotes a model that relies on voluntary service, which also enables the state to introduce a mandatory military service.
According to these terms, as the DW states, all 18-year-olds would be sent to the questionnaire on their interest in the army and physical condition. While all young men would be obliged to return the questionnaire, for women would be voluntary.
A number of them would then be invited to participate in the selection process, some would be recruited at the starting period of six months, with the possibility of extension.
Germany had the recruitment of Mladic by 2011. year, when the rule was abolished.
(Vijesti.ba)
