The CSU Party is pushing for one serious topic in the new gov't....compulsory service.
For the record, as of 2011....the draft in Germany ended. The Bundeswehr gains personnel....by offering salary, training and benefits.
There's also another item to add in this discussion....last spring in Germany....they did a poll, and just over 50-percent of Germans said 'no desire' to 'fight' for the nation.
How the CSU would have to package this deal? Well....you'd have to offer alternates to the military....like some ambulance crew job.
More young men/women volunteering for the alternate deal....than the Army? Well....that's the funny part of this discussion. It's possible that you might have 50 to 60 percent of folks indicate the alternate path.
All of this coming as the CDU and SPD folks get a coalition going, and want to push in 500-Billion Euro....to enhance the German military? Yeah, that's the other side of this story.
The current strength of the active-duty German force? 180k, with 80k civilians (logistics/maintenance).
If they were going to add another 50,000? For the past two years, they've been trying to recruit more and generally found little to no success.
This being a top 10 subject? No.
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