The new military service law will come into effect in January. Many think it goes too far, while others want to return to full conscription.
It is snowing, and 16-year-old Carlotta is standing on the vast military training ground in Grafenwöhr watching a howitzer 2000 fire live ammunition. It is cold and very loud when the shells are fired, so Carlotta has to wear earplugs.
This is not a day like any other for the young school student: While her friends are sitting in warm classrooms in Cologne, she has made her way to Bavaria by train alone. In the barracks of Tank Artillery Battalion 375 in Weiden, she has moved into a room and been given a uniform, in which she now stands in the winter cold on the grounds, together with two dozen other young men and women.
A whole team of supervisors looks after the young people: The German military is sparing no effort to recruit new soldiers. Carlotta also wants to see if the Bundeswehr is really something for her. To do so, she is taking part in the so-called “Discovery Days” — a kind of short internship with the troops, including early morning sports and camaraderie evenings.
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Source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-new-military-service-law-polarizes-society/a-75033848?fbclid=IwY2xjawOkGrdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0CiO4rMkCQpSgtqKXsUu7v3G5YzS05vXQPSPHDRzIy1DlufJatD7HxrTLYg_aem_tps_e4e8hHwf9TcfzVEl_Q
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