By 2027, about 65,000 people will leave the German army in connection with reaching the maximum military age. This was reported by the German media group. funkeReferring to the estimate of the German Ministry of Defense.
The publication states that there are currently 183 thousand people in the Bundeswehr and the goal of the German government is to increase the size of the army to 203 thousand fighters by 2031. It has been announced that the maximum age limit for military service in Germany does not exceed 65.
“The question is whether it will be possible to achieve this goal, taking into account the demographic dynamics in Germany,” asked Florian Hahn, representative of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union faction in the federal parliament (Bundestag).
Former British newspaper The Times Wrotethat the problems caused by the lack of funding undermined the war readiness of the Bundeswehr in Germany.
The annual report of the Bundeswehr on the state of the armed forces, the modernization of the German armed forces necessary up to age 50.