Overview

• The draft outlines a year-long program open to all ages with placements across social, economic, environmental and security fields.
• The proposal builds on existing frameworks such as voluntary military service, the voluntary social and environmental years, and the federal voluntary service.
• Participation incentives include covering driving-license costs and priority in university selection procedures.
• CSU parliamentary leader Klaus Holetschek promotes the plan as a way to strengthen community cohesion and personal responsibility.
• The text is set for debate at next week’s CSU Landtagsfraktion retreat in Kloster Banz and is framed as a regional step as the party continues to push for renewed conscription within a mandatory ‘Gesellschaftszeit’ under its broader ‘Kurswechsel für Deutschland’ agenda.