Bundestag Passes Germany's New Military Service Law
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBundestag[1]: 'Der Bundestag hat am Freitag, 5. Dezember 2025, die gesetzlichen Grundlagen für einen "neuen attraktiven Wehrdienst" geschaffen' - 323 votes for, 272 against, one abstention.
Germany's parliament voted 323 to 272 for the Military Service Modernisation Act: service stays voluntary, but 18-year-old men must fill in a questionnaire, medical screening becomes compulsory again for men born from 2008, and conscription can follow if recruiting falls short.
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