70-year-old soldiers?
We have been closely tracking the rapid remilitarization of Germany in the context of the war in Ukraine, and now, with the fraying of NATO ties, the process has become almost frantic.
Early in 2025, we noted that The Bundeswehr Didn’t Have a Single Combat-Ready Division, Leaving Germany Totally Dependent of Stationed US Troops for Defense and Deterrence.
Since then, we reported that Germany Was to Purchase a Thousand Tanks To Try To Turn the Bundeswehr Into Western Europe’s Largest Fighting Force.
Early this year, Germany Approves Major Package of Attack Drones for the Bundeswehr, With a Half a Billion Euro Initial Purchase.
Besides all that rearming, it arose that now, fighting-age men need to register with the military when leaving the country for extended periods of time.
Now, as the militarization expands, we learn that the German Reservist Association is calling for a raise of the age limit for service members to 70 years.
The age limit for reservists is to rise because, according to the Association, many ‘remain productive for longer’.