wants to become a military reference in Europe and is multiplying your efforts to fulfill the promise that he canciller Friedrich Merz carried out in the month of May: create the most powerful conventional army on the old continent.
At the end of last August, the German Government approved a bill to enter a which could become mandatory if necessary.
And now, what the German Executive has proposed is a plan that forces all 18 year old men to complete a questionnaire about your suitability for military service.
This new plan from the German Government is expected to be voted on by the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament) before the end of 2025. The intention is that starting next year all 18-year-old men will have to answer a series of questions about their suitability for military service. Besides, From 2027 they would have to undergo a medical examination to evaluate their physical condition.
Specifically, the aforementioned questionnaire will be mandatory for men aged 18 and voluntary for women of that age. The information collected it will be taken into account in the assumption that Germany would be seen immersed in a war.
These measures are a clear answer to the possibility that, after the military invasion of Ukraine, Russia could decide to attack another European country in the medium term. Germany seeks to be prepared in case this scenario were to occur.
As stated he germany army currently has approximately 182,000 soldiers. The objective of the Executive is that troops will increase in the next ten years to reach the figure of 260,000 soldiers. The German army, in addition, would have by that date some 200,000 reservists who would be recruited if necessary.
