Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius is hinting at a new conscription plan for the German military that would make a one-year military service mandatory for teenagers. The plans have not been finalized and may have been leaked to test the tolerance of the German people towards such a change in their conscription laws.
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Excerpt from www.express.co.uk
Germany is believed to be considering the introduction of conscription for people aged 18 and over in the face of Vladimir Putin’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric.
Three alternative plans are understood to be up for discussion, including two which involve a year of compulsory military service for teenagers.
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defence minister, is likely to go public with his proposals next month, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
Speaking during a visit to Washington last month, Mr Pistorius said he was “convinced” his country needed “a form of military conscription”.
He also criticised as a “mistake” the decision to scrap national service in 2011, under the Chancellorship of Angela Merkel, the predecessor of current leader Olaf Scholz.
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