The admission of the German military official that the army is not fully prepared for national and coalition defense

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, Carsten Breuer, the inspector general of the German army, sees deficiencies in the training of the country’s armed forces for national defense and unity. “We now see an army that is not yet sufficiently prepared for this,” Breuer told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “There are structures that make quick and purposeful decisions almost impossible.” He emphasized: The German army has been planning for international crisis management for years. slow Brewer continued: Now that unity and national defense are once again in the spotlight, this work must be pursued. At the same time, he said: The measures that the Bundeswehr wants to use to correct the situation cannot have an immediate effect, although we have greatly accelerated the processes.

Brewer He also said: “Tanks are not on the shelf, and we don’t produce them in a week.” The war in Ukraine, among other things, shows the increasing importance of drones in all areas, “from reconnaissance to strike.” How the country is currently arming itself and how Russian President Vladimir Putin is positioning himself. This should concern us all, Brewer continued. We must be aware of how we can deal with this constant threat. There is no going back to the time before Russia’s big attack on Ukraine.

He added: We must first get used to the idea that one day we may have to fight a defensive war. to fight and no longer have a choice whether to participate in a distant operation or not.

Breuer, in response to the question whether the Bundeswehr will attack after the possible end of the war in Ukraine “Yes. Exactly. We have no alternative. We can defend ourselves and we will defend ourselves.

Since the German army is also facing a severe shortage of personnel, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius recently proposed the extension of conscription.

The German Defense Minister also said : In general, the Germans must be ready for a change of mentality. The days of peace profits and low defense spending are over. Now we must be able to deter a possible aggressor again, and the Bundeswehr must be “war-worthy” whatever the circumstances. Whether they have or not.

The German army, like many economic fields, suffers from a severe lack of applicants for service. Before Pistorius took office, a target force of 203,000 troops had been set for the organization. Currently there are only 181,000 troops. There are also 81,500 civilian employees for the military.

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