Overview

• CDU/CSU leaders say the draft lacks a quantified growth path for the force and clear conditions for shifting from voluntary service to compulsory call‑ups.
• The parliamentary group plans to have next week’s first reading taken off the Bundestag agenda unless a deal with the SPD is reached.
• The government’s proposal starts with voluntary six‑month service and revives nationwide muster for young men, while leaving any move to mandatory service without automatic thresholds or dates.
• Pistorius urges the Union to bring changes through amendments and expert hearings, rejecting references to recent Russian drone incursions as a reason to delay.
• Planning for troop expansion and housing continues, with Vonovia offering to build accommodation, as Germany seeks to lift active strength from roughly 183,000 toward about 260,000 and grow the reserve.