The country will not be able to reach its military buildup goals through voluntary recruitment, Thomas Rowekamp told AFP
Germany could reinstate the draft as early as July 2027 because the volunteer-based system is not sufficient to meet its military buildup plans, senior lawmaker Thomas Rowekamp told AFP.
Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Germany has pursued a major recruitment drive, aiming to increase military personnel from the current 186,000 to 260,000 active soldiers and another 200,000 reservists by the mid-2030s, citing the supposed ‘Russian threat’.
Late last year, the German Parliament passed the Military…
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