The new military service law requires all men under 45 to seek approval from the Bundeswehr to leave the country for longer than three months. It also obliges the military career center to issue it.
Germany suspended compulsory military service about two decades ago but the laws are still in the books.
Now they want to increase troop count again, for now by hoping for more volunteers, but reinstating conscription is likely if the numbers don’t meet expectations.
This law one isn’t actually new either but afaik it used to only apply during a “case of defense” (ie war) or a “case of tension”. As I understand, that prerequisite has been removed.
I think it does. At least I kept hearing “als ich mein Zivi gemacht hab” when I lived there. Most people elect to serve in the form of civil service instead, but civil service is a type of military service (as weird as that sounds).
But maybe it’s very easy avoiding the whole thing altogether? I don’t know all that precisely, really. My “military service” was done in the form of civil service in a children daycare centre by the time I moved to Germany. And I’ve never been a German citizen anyhow.
Yes that was the case until 2010/11ish, when we got rid of compulsory military/civil service. I still had to do it after finishing high school in 2010, but it was sort of not enforced anymore. People born a few months after myself, didn’t have to do anything anymore.
And that’s how it should be! It should be mandatory, and we should have it in the US too. Two years once you turn 18. Get people out of their local bubbles and show them what the world is like, make them useful citizens.
USA is only waging wars of aggression. It would be horrible forcing people to that shit, IMO.
In Finland or Germany it’s very different because our armies exist strictly for self defence. When the US military should see military action, is decided in D.C.
But when the Finnish military should see military is decided in Moscow.
If your wars are something you fan decide about, it would be extremely immoral having compulsory military service.
In countries that cannot decide when to not have a war, it’s immoral to not have compulsory military service, as that would mean only the poorest having to bear the brunt of the war.
Though, at least Finland sent the absolute minimum to both of those shitstorms, and that only after being blackmailed by USA. But zero conscripts were sent to either one. Especially the shit about Iraq is something I am really angry about.
Which makes sense but Germany doesn’t have compulsory mil service. Yet. I guess this is a step in that direction.
Germany suspended compulsory military service about two decades ago but the laws are still in the books.
Now they want to increase troop count again, for now by hoping for more volunteers, but reinstating conscription is likely if the numbers don’t meet expectations.
This law one isn’t actually new either but afaik it used to only apply during a “case of defense” (ie war) or a “case of tension”. As I understand, that prerequisite has been removed.
I think it does. At least I kept hearing “als ich mein Zivi gemacht hab” when I lived there. Most people elect to serve in the form of civil service instead, but civil service is a type of military service (as weird as that sounds).
But maybe it’s very easy avoiding the whole thing altogether? I don’t know all that precisely, really. My “military service” was done in the form of civil service in a children daycare centre by the time I moved to Germany. And I’ve never been a German citizen anyhow.
Yes that was the case until 2010/11ish, when we got rid of compulsory military/civil service. I still had to do it after finishing high school in 2010, but it was sort of not enforced anymore. People born a few months after myself, didn’t have to do anything anymore.
And that’s how it should be! It should be mandatory, and we should have it in the US too. Two years once you turn 18. Get people out of their local bubbles and show them what the world is like, make them useful citizens.
USA is only waging wars of aggression. It would be horrible forcing people to that shit, IMO.
In Finland or Germany it’s very different because our armies exist strictly for self defence. When the US military should see military action, is decided in D.C.
But when the Finnish military should see military is decided in Moscow.
If your wars are something you fan decide about, it would be extremely immoral having compulsory military service.
In countries that cannot decide when to not have a war, it’s immoral to not have compulsory military service, as that would mean only the poorest having to bear the brunt of the war.
How self defensive of them to occupy Afghanistan…
…and Iraq, true.
Though, at least Finland sent the absolute minimum to both of those shitstorms, and that only after being blackmailed by USA. But zero conscripts were sent to either one. Especially the shit about Iraq is something I am really angry about.
Weird how militarized nationalism still has any fans or supporters, but you do you I guess. I hope you’re glad your guy is in office.