The German Armed Forces (AF) recruited 12% more soldiers last year than in 2021. This was reported by the business newspaper Handelsblatt, which cited the German Defense Ministry’s statement.
He states that in 2022, the number of hires increased to 18,775 people, but has yet to return to the pre-pandemic value (20,170 people in 2019).
According to the German Ministry of Defense, the number of women joining the army has increased compared to the previous year.
Former German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius judicial Failure to abolish conscription in Germany, adopted in July 2011.
Later Deutsche Welle (the organization was included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice) reportedthat the German army has been reduced from 317,000 soldiers to 183,000 in the last two decades.
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee did not rule out The introduction of compulsory military service in Germany.