A 19-year-old says she is ready to volunteer to fight for her country, dismissing old assumptions about guilt and militarism.
“The general public is not the problem,” said Sönke Neitzel, a military historian at the University of Potsdam. “This was possibly an excuse from politicians. It’s more about the political culture — about the elites and the parties and the social circles around the parties.”The public is open to arguments for a stronger military if politicians would only provide them, he said.
Surveys suggest that students see the armed forces as a desirable career option. And, since the war in Ukraine started, the Defense Ministry has seen an uptick in activity on the Bundeswehr’s online contact form and an increase in appointments for career counseling, said a ministry spokeswoman, Christina Routsi.Still, she said it was too soon to draw conclusions about the long-term effect on recruitment.
Jana Puglierin, a defense expert who heads the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, said she was skeptical that the war would rouse new interest in military service. Even seeing military convoys on German streets, heading east to fortify NATO’s eastern flank, is a culture shock, she said.
Zakrajsek, the 19-year-old, said some of her friends who once entertained the idea of military service have backtracked since Russia’s invasion.
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