Is it time to bring back conscription in Germany?
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Calls to reinstate compulsory military service are growing louder in Berlin's political circles. But is drafting thousands of 18-year-olds the answer to Germany's defence challenges? #EuropeNews

At the beginning of March, Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) defence policy spokesman Florian Hahn called for the reintroduction of compulsory military service before the end of the year.

“We can’t just sit back and watch as the world around us becomes more insecure,” he told German tabloid Bild.

  • splendoruranium@infosec.pubEnglish
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    7 days ago

    “We can’t just sit back and watch as the world around us becomes more insecure,”

    I imagine GlaDOS’ introduction scene in Portal 2, only it’s not GlaDOS towering over Chell but Merz admonishing some hapless 17-year old: “Okay. Look. We both said a lot of things that you’re going to regret.”