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Published on: 14. November 2025

Germany’s modernized military service: This is what the compromise looks like

SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch (l-r), Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD), CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) and Alexander Hoffmann, head of the CSU parliamentary group, express their satisfaction with the military service compromise. (picture alliance/dpa | Kay Nietfeld)

Compulsory conscription will start in mid-2027. This is what German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius had insisted on. In future, his ministry will have to report on personnel growth every six months.

Wilhelmine Stenglin

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Last updated: 14. November 2025

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