Germany had over 500,000 troops during the Cold War. If the bill passes, the new military service would still be voluntary and a far cry from compulsory conscription for young men, which was ...

Recruiting tens of thousands of extra troops will be a big challenge for Berlin and will likely spark a fresh debate on ...

Under the plans, young men will be required to register for potential military service, though it will remain essentially voluntary. Germany suspended compulsory military service in 2011 ...

Thus, the likely future German Chancellor, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, during his presentation of the coalition agreement, announced: "We will strengthen military service in Germany, following the ...

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tamillyah Jo/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) BERLIN (AFP) — Germany's conservatives ... interest in the army and their physical condition. All young men would be ...

Germany Needs Strong Military ... his ministry with exploring potential models for military conscription. In Sweden, between 5,000-6,000 young men and women are selected for conscription each ...

One of the results of the stark change in mood is that the new chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, recently declared his ...