Overview
- About 420 recruits took the pledge before the state parliament at the conclusion of their basic training.
- Landtag President André Kuper cast the location as a democratic signal in a security climate he linked to Russia’s aggression.
- Minister-President Hendrik Wüst and Interior Minister Herbert Reul addressed the ceremony alongside Kuper.
- A 2022 parliamentary decision endorsed staging recruit oaths at the legislature rather than behind barracks walls.
- The Düsseldorf event continues recent public oath ceremonies, including Hannover in November 2024 and Berlin in May 2025.