The German Defense Minister says that the military draft can return if the number of volunteers decreases

It may restore Germany Compulsory military service The Minister of Defense said in the comments published on Saturday, if the volunteer system that was renewed in achieving the goals of employment fails, the Minister of Defense said in the comments published on Saturday.

In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung New military service The model, which aims to enhance the retreat army. The initial program will rely on volunteer recruitment, but Pistorius warned against changing.

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“If the time has come when we have a greater capacity of volunteer records, a decision may be made to make employment compulsory. This is the road map,” he said.

The German Defense Minister Boris Petsorius speaks with the media with his arrival at a meeting of the European Union defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

He said that the government of Counselor Friedrich Mirz is moving quickly on a new military service bill and hopes that it will enter into force in January 2026.

Discussion about recruitment re -recruitment In Germany It was intensifying with high concerns about the preparedness of the national defense and the development of security threats in Europe.

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Germany suspended its draft in 2011, but it struggled to achieve the targets of the forces with the growth of the defense demands after Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine for the year 202. Pistorius also said that the military service plan will include efforts to revitalize more reserve soldiers.