Posted on 06/04/2014 6:31:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Germany’s defense minister plans to equip the country’s newly all-volunteer military with better childcare, more attractive barracks and Internet access—giving it a facelift as it competes with business for new recruits in a humming economy.
Ursula von der Leyen, who became Germany’s first female defense minister in December and is widely considered a potential successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Wednesday set out plans to put €100 million ($136 million) over the next five years into dusting off the Bundeswehr’s starchy image. …
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They like a good marshal tune...
In an unrelated move, France launches a procurement effort for white flags.
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