RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇩🇪 Germany mailed 298,200 letters to every 18-year-old in the country, asking if they’d voluntarily join the military. The result: 530 actually signed up. That’s 0.18%. 25% showed initial interest. After a follow-up call, that dropped to 12.5%. Of those, 1,500 went through physical screening, 80% passed as fit for service, and only 530 walked away with a firm job offer. Germany’s active force needs to grow from 186,000 to roughly 260,000 by the mid-2030s to meet NATO targets. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has already warned that if volunteers don’t get the job done, partial conscription is “not something we can avoid.” Mandatory registration for all 18-ye

🇩🇪 Germany mailed 298,200 letters to every 18-year-old in the country, asking if they’d voluntarily join the military.

The result: 530 actually signed up. That’s 0.18%.

25% showed initial interest. After a follow-up call, that dropped to 12.5%.

Of those, 1,500 went through physical screening, 80% passed as fit for service, and only 530 walked away with a firm job offer.

Germany’s active force needs to grow from 186,000 to roughly 260,000 by the mid-2030s to meet NATO targets.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has already warned that if volunteers don’t get the job done, partial conscription is “not something we can avoid.”

Mandatory registration for all 18-year-old men starts July 2027 either way. Whether actual conscription follows is still up to the Bundestag.

Source: ZDFheute / Writer: Michael

— @MarioNawfal Jun 26, 2026