Summary

Germany’s government approved a draft law requiring young men to indicate their willingness to serve in the military, aiming to increase military participation without reintroducing conscription.

The survey will target around 300,000 18-year-old males in 2024, with young women given the option to participate. This initiative follows years of recruitment challenges since Germany ended compulsory service in 2011.

With a growing focus on defense in response to Russian aggression, Germany seeks to increase its military personnel from 180,000 to 203,000 by 2030.

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    27 days ago

    Canada says similar but it’s looking like we’ll vote in our own (more coherant) Trump anyway

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        26 days ago

        No, honestly it’s probably the opposite of a valuable trait in this case tbh

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      26 days ago

      this is most likely from feeling let down by the liberal party. especially since they seem to push in a direction that only profits them

      sadly, i don’t see the ndp gaining any popular votes and people will flock to conservative nutcases hoping for change