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The President of Germany invited comprehensive military service

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German President Frank Walter Steinmere supported discussing the return of comprehensive military service in the country in an interview with Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung.

In recent months, German politicians have spoken repeatedly about the return of military service in Germany, but the government is still a bet on increasing the attractiveness of the service in Bundesweh under a contract.

“Everyone who looks at Europe must conclude that we must better defend ourselves. Protecting our interests, democracy, our freedom is more necessary than ever. Therefore, we need to discuss (return) military service. I welcome it now continues.” – The president said.

Former Minister of Defense in Germany Boris Peporius He said that Germany will need between 50 to 60,000 additional military personnel to comply with the new NATO targeted indicators. At the same time, it was the same previously that Germany was currently unable to restore military service due to the lack of barracks and training opportunities for recruits.

The current target index of military personnel is 203 thousand people, but the number of German armed forces has been reduced for two consecutive years until March, about 182,000 people equal to March. Despite many calls from German politicians to restore comprehensive military service in 2011, Germany’s advisor Friedrich Mertz In April, he said that the army would remain voluntary.

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