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Bundeswehr Watchdog Questions Voluntary Model, Says Conscription May Be Next

His first annual report defines steep growth goals to match funding.

Germany Sends 40,000 Military Service Questionnaires as Pistorius Expresses Confidence Without Conscription

Bundeswehr Grows to 184,200 After Best Recruitment Year Since 2011

German Virtus Loitering Munition Clears Live Warhead Test as Bundeswehr Weighs Suppliers

Germany Approves €50 Billion in Military Purchases in Record Bundestag Session

Germany Unveils Voluntary-First Military Service With Pay Incentives and Conscription Backstop

Germany Edges Toward Universal Musterung as Lottery Option Loses Support

Germany Plans Mandatory Muster for 2008 Cohort as Push to Add 80,000 Troops Intensifies

Germany’s Defense Chief Backs Nationwide Musterung, Defers Lottery Call to Parliament

Bundeswehr Recruits Swear Oath at NRW Parliament for First Time

Gabriel and Bartels Urge Return to Conscription as Cabinet Preps Vote on Volunteer Service Law

Berlin CDU Adopts Plan to Fortify Capital Against Military and Hybrid Threats

Merz Warns Against Complacency at Bundeswehr’s Operational Command, Pledges Major Budget Increase

German Prosecutors Probe Russian Propaganda After Erfurt Bundeswehr Truck Arson

Germany Weighs Return of Military Draft as Bundeswehr Faces Personnel Gap

Germany Considers Service Duty to Bridge Bundeswehr Recruitment Gap

Germany Plans Conditional Conscription and Military Buildup to 260,000 Troops

Germany Weighs Privacy Rule Changes to Resolve Bundeswehr’s One Million Reservist Gap

Zwickau Stadtrat Reverses Bundeswehr Ad Ban Following Legal Ruling

Bundeswehr Faces Calls for Drastic Expansion and Conscription Revival