Posted on 12/27/2018 7:01:54 AM PST by C19fan
Army general inspector Eberhard Zorn said the forces had to "look in all directions in times of a lack of qualified personnel", such as doctors and IT specialists.
The armed forces have been beset by years of under-investment.
Germany aims to increase its military by 21,000 personnel by 2025.
It has also pledged to raise its defence budget from 1.2% to to 1.5% of its gross domestic product by 2024, in the face of criticism from President Donald Trump that it does not meet the Nato target of 2% of GDP.
Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview on Thursday that 182,000 uniformed soldiers were now employed by the army, a rise of 6,500 in two years. Within seven years, that should reach 203,000.
She said the army was now made up of 12% women and this year alone one in three people applying to be an officer was a woman.
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The Waffen SS returns...
What could go wrong?
The Germans achieved with their economy what they failed to do by force of arms. They control Europe through their EU. Time for the US to withdraw from NATO and leave the Europeans to their own destiny.
Germany with an army of Muslims with no loyalty to Europe. What could go wrong?
The Nazis fielded three Waffen SS division manned by Muslims form the Balkans to do counterinsurgency work in the area. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem paid the units a visit.
Wehrmacht foreign volunteers with conscripts coming soon ?
“Army general inspector Eberhard Zorn said the forces had to “look in all directions in times of a lack of qualified personnel”
I think I’ve seen this movie before.
5.56mm
And still only 75% of the NATO target.
Just think of all those lay about Muslims in need of something to do, afterall if they are good enough to live among your citizens sure enough they are good enough to serve in your military...…….
It’s a questionable episode because you’d have to speak, read, and write German. It’ll surprise if they get a hundred volunteers per year from the EU countries (most might be Austrians). Course, you could suggest that this Austrian recruitment method did work fine in 1914-1918, with that little moustached guy.
There is absolutely no reason why Germany can’t do 2%.
Upon high school graduation, German’s are supposed to give a couple years of service to the military or civil service. Guess they aren’t getting many takers for the military. Simple solution, drop the civil service option and force them all into the military.
NOT ONE drop of American blood to save these idiots when they finally wake up.
NOT ONE DROP.
If Germany tries to draft British and Polish doctors for their military, you WILL see war.
wow. Just like the Third Reich Wehrmacht did.
Fourth Reich.
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