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Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds

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126 points petermcneeley | 2 comments | 06 Dec 25 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.006s | source
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bethekidyouwant ◴[06 Dec 25 23:21 UTC] No.46177546[source]▶
“The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces. The form will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.“ - all men have to fill out and return a form, I suppose this will work to increase recruitment. Doesn’t seem very controversial.
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1. le-mark ◴[06 Dec 25 23:50 UTC] No.46177718[source]▶
Eighteen year olds in the US have to fill out a “selective services” form. This was for the draft, and continues in case the draft is ever reinstated. So in peace time not problem, in wartime? Different story.
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2. huhkerrf ◴[07 Dec 25 17:30 UTC] No.46183384[source]▶
Correction: Eighteen year old men have to register. Women don't.