For Patrick Sensburg, President of the German Armed Forces Reservist Association, suspending conscription in 2011 was a mistake.
Brilon: As a member of the Bundestag, he voted against the suspension of compulsory military service because he was convinced that Germany required conscription for national defense. “If we don’t want to have an incredibly large active force to defend such a large country as the Federal Republic of Germany, then we need a strong, I would say limited Bundeswehr as an active force. But then you also need the ability to grow up with reservists who already have skills that they gain through conscription”. Without these Germany could not be defended. In addition, this would also weaken the deterrent potential for other states, warns the association president at phoenix.
According to Sensburg, what is needed is “citizens in uniform” instead of a large professional army, as was the case during the Cold Warto demonstrate defensiveness against aggressors. He was confident about the younger people’s willingness to “do something for the state for a year, especially for national defence”, as the reservist representative explains in the phoenix interview. There must be “good offers” so that the younger ones can choose the Bundeswehr and national defense on the one hand, but also other “very attractive options” apart from the weapon. He thinks that conscription in society, especially among the younger generation, will be well received.
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Source: phoenix communications
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