Annual report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces: Serious doubts about volunteer basis of new military service

The annual report by CDU politician Henning Otte, who has been in office since June 2025, contains the first ever clear recommendations for action. There are many grounds for this, such as the new military service model and the Lithuanian Brigade.

04. March 2026
Henning Otte at the presentation of the annual report on March 3. (picture alliance / epd-bild | Christian Ditsch)

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Last updated: 04. March 2026