At the beginning of March, Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) defence policy spokesman Florian Hahn called for the reintroduction of compulsory military service before the end of the year.
“We can’t just sit back and watch as the world around us becomes more insecure,” he told German tabloid Bild.
TBH, I wonder whether the constitution is “unconstitutional” in this regard:
GG §3 explicitly states that men and women are equal before the law and have the same rights. So GG §12a limiting compulsory service to men and GG §12a (4) even explicitly forbidding to force women into service to me at least, clearly contradicts GG §3.
Same rights, and women can get into the military as well
But not the same required duties, as only men are required to do their military or civil duties to the state
Background to the thought is, that women already provide those duties by giving birth.
Yeah, it is sexist, but at least women aren’t forbidden to join the military.
It’s just not mandatory - for the year (or months? Don’t know the current regulations in Germany) as men need to