Tag Archives: Soldiers

Only 60%?

November 11, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Germany used to have a real army.

Over 60% of German female soldiers subjected to sexual harassment, survey says – Report comes as German military seeks to expand amid growing need for young recruits.

More than 60% of female German soldiers said they had been subjected to sexual harassment during their service, Der Spiegel news magazine reported Wednesday, citing a survey.

Of the more than 4,000 female soldiers who responded to a questionnaire from the Potsdam-based Center for Military History and Social Sciences, well over 60% reported having been subjected to sexual harassment during their service.

Droves of Germans suddenly find religion

July 14, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Young German men.

It came out of nowhere. It’s inexplicable.

Young Germans opt out of military service as Berlin strives to boost army – Almost 6,000 young men apply to be excluded on moral or religious grounds despite ‘conscription lite’ policy.

Reduce Germany’s Middle East presence?

July 11, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Due to the Iran war? I didn’t know Germany even had a Middle East presence.

But I guess 30 guys holed up in a camp on the edge of the Erbil airport counts.

German military to leave base in Erbil, northern Iraq by September, Spiegel reports – German troops are set to withdraw from Erbil, Iraq, by the end of September following a broader effort to reduce Germany’s Middle East presence due to the Iran war.

What military?

April 4, 2026 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

What service?

Young German men refusing military service – Military service remains voluntary in Germany. However, with the Bundeswehr needing more soldiers, conscription could soon return. But an increasing number of young men are choosing to opt out.

Phil Werring is thinking about refusing to serve in the military. He does not want to join the German army, the Bundeswehr.

“They always say it’s about defense,” the student told DW. “But I don’t see the threat situation and therefore I have no interest in completing compulsory service in the army.”

Military service remains voluntary in Germany, but that could soon change. The army needs at least 60,000 additional soldiers in the next few years.

Young Germans are volunteering to fight for their country!

March 6, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Just joking.

German high school students protest against military service – Tens of thousands of high school students took to the streets of cities all over the country to protest against the reintroduction of military service. Many people believe that conscription is inevitable.

Young people gathered in Berlin’s central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government’s plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers claimed there were 6,000 demonstrators in Berlin and 50,000 in more than 130 towns and cities across Germany.

“I don’t think I’ll be dying for my friends, relatives or acquaintances, in the worst-case scenario,” 17-year-old Shmuel Schatz, spokesperson for the School Strike Committee, told DW’s Gasia Ohanes. “Rather, in the end, only for those who are put into the trenches for the interests of large corporations like Rheinmetall, ThyssenKrupp, and others, so they can line their pockets at the expense of war.”

What’s wrong with Germans these days?

February 16, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Two-thirds of them don’t welcome killer robots.

They’re stuck in the past, man.

One in three Germans welcome killer robots, new poll says – AI-enabled technologies like drones are transforming warfare but face criticism from rights groups.

Call it “bots on the ground.”

One in three Germans think their country should allow artificial intelligence to make life-or-death decisions on the battle field, according to The POLITICO Poll.

A third of respondents in Germany said they favor AI systems to be used in weapons in place of human decision makers, even if these systems are less transparent, the poll showed.

Much To Do About Nothing

October 15, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

Too few volunteers for the German military?

“I know, we’ll reintroduce the draft for everyone.” “No, we’ll introduce a lottery instead.”

They will do neither, of course. In a country where the majority of the citizenry openly admits that it would not defend it, the “debate” is meaningless.

Germany news: Coalition frictions open on military service – A canceled presentation on a military service breakthrough showed further signs of tension between the CDU and SPD.