A draft bill from German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius proposes conscription under specific security conditions when volunteer forces are inadequate. This initiative aims to boost voluntary service by offering an increased monthly salary of over 2,000 euros for short-service soldiers, an 80% rise compared to current rates. Pistorius seeks to increase active soldiers by 60,000 and double the number of reservists to 200,000 to meet NATO troop requirements of 460,000. The bill emerges as a compromise amid internal party opposition to reintroducing compulsory military service, which ceased in 2011.
A draft bill by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius allows for conscription in security situations if volunteer numbers are insufficient. This could be urged when needed for defense.
The bill aims to increase voluntary service attractiveness by offering over 2,000 euros a month for short-service soldiers, an 80% pay raise from current rates.
Pistorius intends to double reservists to 200,000 and increase active soldiers by at least 60,000 to meet NATO's requirement of 460,000 troops.
Compulsory military service was suspended in Germany in 2011, and this bill serves as a compromise amid internal opposition in the Social Democratic Party.
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