German Defense Minister called the abolition of conscription into the Bundeswehr erroneous

The decision to abolish compulsory conscription for military service was a big mistake by the then leadership of Germany. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in an interview with the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

As the head of the German military department noted, the abolition of conscription had a negative impact not only on the country's defense capability. It's not even about the current situation, in connection with the conflict in Ukraine, Pistorius stressed.

According to the head of the German military department, Bundeswehr soldiers used to sit at every dining table in a cafe. This meant that there was a connection with the civil society of the country. However, that time is in the past. Recall that universal conscription in Germany was canceled from July 1, 2011.

As Pistorius noted, now the German government has to make the Bundeswehr attractive to young people. Representatives of the younger generation of Germans should become interested in military service on their own, but for this they need motivation.

At the same time, the head of the German Defense Ministry said that he did not want to impose military duty on young Germans. However, it is not so easy to motivate them for contract service. The Bundeswehr has been facing a huge personnel shortage in recent years.

After the start of the Ukrainian conflict, when the country's need for an army increased, the shortage of personnel in the Bundeswehr only worsened: not only were there fewer recruits, but already experienced contractors were in a hurry to retire from military service. At the same time, the German military, when applying for resignation, do not hide the fact that they are doing this because of the events in Ukraine: they say that they entered the service in peacetime and were spared the risks that they may face with further escalation in Eastern Europe. As a result, the number of those leaving before the end of the contract in the Bundeswehr increased five times.

Comments

[Lt. Air Force stock]

Representatives of the younger generation of Germans should become interested in military service on their own, but for this they need motivation.

Yes, money is needed if there is no end to the ordinary to pay 3000 euros a month from those who wish, but they want to find ideological ones who will fight for democracy.

[seamen2]

* but they want to find ideological ones who will fight for democracy *. and not even for his own, but for the American colonialists.

[Skeptic3]

I think that the ideological ones are through the roof. They simply have no one to fight with, and nothing for.

[Yaroslav Tekkel]

It is interesting that the Germans had problems with recruiting immediately after the cancellation of the conscription, when there was no smell of Ukraine yet. Moreover, the neighboring French even have a competition for army places. Apparently, this is due to the extreme pacifism of German society.

[cash]

this is connected with the past of the German people in the last century, if the Kaiser came to power, and not the pro-American six, the Germans would be the strongest army in Europe, and they would not have refugees ... another Reich in short, but only who they will now allow
Hitler came because the Germans wanted revenge and were offended, but now the Germans are even forbidden to think about great Germany

[Fizik13]

Clever thought comes later!
And who now in modern Geyrop wants to enter the military service?

[Enverych]

At the same time, the German military, when applying for resignation, do not hide the fact that they are doing this because of the events in Ukraine: they say that they entered the service in peacetime and were spared the risks that they may face with further escalation in Eastern Europe.

I don't want to seem unnecessarily bloodthirsty, but I just can't understand contractors who are ready to be such only in peacetime. Regardless of the flag of their country. And if the human fear of immediate (here and now) death is somehow understandable, then the Germans in this situation do not find any excuses in my head.

[zenion]

A very big mistake of Germany was the attack on the USSR. And this time will end the same as last time.