A new law introducing voluntary military service came into force in January
If they don’t have compulsory service, and voluntary service is new this year, how have they had any military at all?
No one likes conscription, but when Russia starts invading, are you going to just let the country go undefended? If you wait to sign up until the missiles start flying, it’s too late.
even 10 years ago I’d side with students as there was no imminent danger to necessitate military service. Today, however, is a different story: russia is unpredictable and war in Ukraine can spill over into the rest of Europe (just watch russian TV with calls to reduce Berlin to ashes, etc.). China is flexing it’s muscle and US on on the colony snatching spree itself. At this point Sovereignty lasts as long as you have sufficient armed forces to back it up.
If they don’t have compulsory service, and voluntary service is new this year, how have they had any military at all?
It’s certainly a weird wording. Maybe German terminology and doesn’t translate well?
From reading the article and the linked article from there it seems like the idea is to get a conscription program in place but the first conscripts will be those who willingly joined. Then with the program in place they can move to “real” conscription. Maybe?
If they don’t have compulsory service, and voluntary service is new this year, how have they had any military at all?
No one likes conscription, but when Russia starts invading, are you going to just let the country go undefended? If you wait to sign up until the missiles start flying, it’s too late.
They are actively recruiting 18 year olds, who then can throw the recruiting letter away.
You could do voluntary serve this entire time.before that it was conscription
even 10 years ago I’d side with students as there was no imminent danger to necessitate military service. Today, however, is a different story: russia is unpredictable and war in Ukraine can spill over into the rest of Europe (just watch russian TV with calls to reduce Berlin to ashes, etc.). China is flexing it’s muscle and US on on the colony snatching spree itself. At this point Sovereignty lasts as long as you have sufficient armed forces to back it up.
It’s certainly a weird wording. Maybe German terminology and doesn’t translate well?
From reading the article and the linked article from there it seems like the idea is to get a conscription program in place but the first conscripts will be those who willingly joined. Then with the program in place they can move to “real” conscription. Maybe?