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German men aged 17-45 may need military approval for long stays abroad

BBC News · · 516 words · By Jessica Rawnsley
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“German men aged between 17 and 45 may need to seek approval for lengthy stays abroad”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscriptio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, pronounced [ˈɕiwɨ ˈzbrɔjnɛ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlitɛj ˈpɔlskʲɛj]; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed For…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich), also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until…
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“The Military Service Modernisation Act, which came into force on 1 January”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is the military force of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscriptio…
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“aims to boost defences following threats from Russian in the aftermath of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscriptio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is the military force of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and …
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“a defence ministry spokesman confirmed that males aged 17 and older were required to obtain prior approval for stays abroad lasting longer than three months”
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“Under the current law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached”
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“The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until it was reported by the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper on Friday”
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“the regulation was intended to 'ensure a reliable and meaningful military registration system'”
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“regulations on exemptions were being developed 'in part to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy'”
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“The legal basis for the requirement lies in Germany's 1956 Conscription Act, which has been amended several times, most recently last December”
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“Prior to the latest amendment, the obligation to report extended stays abroad applied only if Germany was in a state of national defence or mobilisation”
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“a similar provision was 'in effect during the Cold War and had no practical relevance'”
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“The Military Service Modernisation Act sets out plans to expand the number of active personnel from around 180,000 to 260,000 by 2035”
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“In December, the German parliament voted to introduce voluntary military service”
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“From July 2027, they must also undergo a fitness assessment to determine whether they would be eligible for service should war break out”
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“Women may volunteer for military service but cannot be compelled to serve under Germany's constitution”
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“if the security situation worsens or if too few volunteers came forward, a form of compulsory military service could be considered”
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“When the law was approved by parliament, many young people joined protests against the change”
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“We don't want to spend half a year of our lives locked up in barracks, being trained in drill and obedience and learning to kill”
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“Like other European countries, Germany ran down its armed forces during the peacetime years of the 1990s”
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“During the Cold War it had an army of almost half a million”
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“Compulsory military service in Germany was ended in 2011 under then-chancellor Angela Merkel”
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“Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to rebuild the Bundeswehr into Europe's strongest conventional army”
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