On the morning of December 5, local time, the German Bundestag passed the “Military Service Modernization Law” with 323 votes in favor, 272 votes against, and 1 abstention. The bill will be submitted to the German Federal Senate for review. After review and approval, it will be signed by the German President and published in the Federal Law Gazette, after which it will officially take effect on the effective date specified in the bill. The “Military Service Modernization Law” passed on the same day aims to establish a legal framework for a “new and attractive military service system,” with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of German troops. The German Ministry of Defense said earlier that it plans to pass a new military service law to bring the number of active military personnel to 260,000, an increase of about 80,000 over the current number of Bundeswehr personnel, and at the same time expand the number of reservists to 200,000.

On the morning of December 5, local time, the German Bundestag passed the “Military Service Modernization Law” with 323 votes in favor, 272 votes against, and 1 abstention. The bill will be submitted to the German Federal Senate for review. After review and approval, it will be signed by the German President and published in the Federal Law Gazette, after which it will officially take effect on the effective date specified in the bill. The “Military Service Modernization Law” passed on the same day aims to establish a legal framework for a “new and attractive military service system,” with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of German troops. The German Ministry of Defense said earlier that it plans to pass a new military service law to bring the number of active military personnel to 260,000, an increase of about 80,000 over the current number of Bundeswehr personnel, and at the same time expand the number of reservists to 200,000.