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Most chosen service period duration by voluntary recruits in Germany in 2025
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Resolution / Starting Odds
6-8 months • 25%
9-12 months • 25%
13-18 months • 25%
19-23 months • 25%
Data from the German Defense Ministry or credible news reports
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Germany Approves Voluntary Military Service Draft Law
Nov 6, 2024, 02:50 PM
Germany's cabinet has approved a draft law on voluntary military service, aiming to boost troop numbers for NATO. The new legislation will require young men to declare their interest in serving in the military. The plan, supported by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, stops short of reintroducing conscription but allows the Bundeswehr to assess the readiness of 18-year-olds to join the military. The draft law targets 5,000 additional recruits per year, aligning with current training capacity, and there is an option to gradually increase this number. Currently, about 10,000 young German citizens serve voluntarily each year. The legislation will be debated in the Bundesrat and Bundestag early next year, with service periods ranging from 6 to 23 months.
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Increase in voluntary enlistment • 25%
Increase in conscription • 25%
Stable recruitment numbers • 25%
Decrease in recruitment • 25%
Successful Completion • 25%
Partial Completion • 25%
High Dropout Rate • 25%
Service Suspended • 25%
Criminal defendants • 25%
Volunteers • 25%
Conscripts • 25%
Foreign mercenaries • 25%
Increase in recruitment • 25%
Decrease in recruitment • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Conscription • 25%
Voluntary enlistment • 25%
Private military companies • 25%
Other • 25%
Less than €10 billion • 25%
€10 billion to €15 billion • 25%
€15 billion to €20 billion • 25%
More than €20 billion • 25%
Increased military enrollment • 25%
Public backlash • 25%
Policy revision • 25%
No significant impact • 25%
Less than 100,000 • 25%
100,000 to 120,000 • 25%
120,001 to 133,000 • 25%
More than 133,000 • 25%
18 years • 25%
19-20 years • 25%
21-25 years • 25%
26 years or older • 25%
Medical reasons • 25%
Educational deferment • 25%
Employment status • 25%
Other • 25%
Increase recruitment efforts • 25%
Focus on training programs • 25%
Introduce incentives for enlistment • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
