Germany’s Armed Forces seeks recruits for domestic deployment through “voluntary military service in homeland security”
On April 6, Germany’s Ministry of Defence gave the starting signal for “voluntary military service in homeland security.”
Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (Christian Democratic Union, CDU), the State Secretary in the Defence Ministry Peter Tauber and the Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (Armed Forces) Markus Laubenthal presented the project at a press conference. It initially provides for “a three-month basic military training followed by four months of special training for a total of about 1,000 soldiers.” This would be followed by a “six-year basic assignment as Bundeswehr reserve service members, during which at least five months of service would be performed.”