To solve the crisis of shortage of army personnel, Germany puts the plan of hiring foreigners on the agenda

According to the report of Tasnim News Agency international group, D. The site wrote in an article: The German army is still facing a crisis of personnel shortage. In this situation, Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany, can imagine that he will open the way to employment in this security institution for citizens of other countries, and he has received signs of support for this plan from the parties of the coalition government.

Representatives of the Christian Democratic and Liberal Democratic parties have shown their openness to the German Defense Minister’s proposal to hire people without German passports as soldiers in the Bundeswehr in the future. In a stance they backed Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who said in an interview with Tagus Spiegel on Friday that such a move would be considered given the lack of personnel in the Bundeswehr.

Marie Agnes Strack Zimmerman, representative of the Liberal Democratic Party and head of the defense committee in the German parliament, said: “Basically, when we are looking for suitable young people who want to serve in the Bundeswehr, we should think in a more European way. This also includes the idea that soldiers without a German passport can get a passport more quickly through successful service in the Bundeswehr. This idea is “basically” true, said a conversationalist. However, the design is central. He added: For example, the question is still open whether only citizens of EU and NATO countries should be accepted in the Bundeswehr or whether citizens of other countries should also be accepted. It is also not clear whether “full knowledge of the German language” will be a prerequisite for this.

It should be prepared for war in five to eight years. When it comes to HR strategy, that’s a very short period of time. So he has to act fast.

As ​​of last November, more than 181,000 soldiers serve in the Bundeswehr, as well as more than 80,000 civilian employees. The number of military personnel is expected to increase to 203,000 by 2031. However, it is currently quite unclear whether this goal can be achieved: 20,000 positions need to be filled each year just to maintain the current strength of the military.

Since the German army is facing a severe shortage of personnel, “Boris Pistorius”, the German Minister of Defense recently proposed the extension of compulsory military service.

Conscription was suspended in 2011 under then-Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Gutenberg, effectively abolishing military and civilian service. Russia’s attack on Ukraine has repeatedly started discussions about returning this plan.

These days, the German army, which is heavily involved in aid to Ukraine, according to officials This security institution itself is facing many problems, especially in the field of recruiting sufficient and strong forces. He lost a lot of soldiers.

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