All 18-year-old German men will be summoned to medical inspections to determine their fitness to serve in the military under a deal struck between the country’s ruling parties and aimed at boosting the armed forces.
The EU’s largest nation will initially seek only volunteers to join a new form of military service as it seeks to grow its army in response to Nato fears of Russian aggression.
But, after months of political wrangling over the details of the plan, defence minister Boris Pistorius has agreed to present an update to the Bundestag every six months on the progress of the recruitment drive.
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