Germany’s youth against return of navy service | EUROtoday

The conflict in Ukraine has pushed defence points to the highest of the agenda in Germany, the place the federal authorities has confirmed {that a} navy call-up will return as early as subsequent yr. All younger males born from 2008 onwards must register and endure medical exams, beginning in 2027. To start with, service can be voluntary. But if the ranks of Germany’s armed forces usually are not stuffed quick sufficient, authorities reserve the proper to convey again obligatory conscription, which was suspended in 2011. This prospect is awakening previous ghosts: conflict, the militarisation of youth and conscientious objection. Our correspondents report.
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