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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 18 hours ago (8 children)

Which makes sense but Germany doesn't have compulsory mil service. Yet. I guess this is a step in that direction.

[–] Tuuktuuk@nord.pub 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (6 children)

I think it does. At least I kept hearing "als ich mein Zivi gemacht hab" when I lived there. Most people elect to serve in the form of civil service instead, but civil service is a type of military service (as weird as that sounds).

But maybe it's very easy avoiding the whole thing altogether? I don't know all that precisely, really. My "military service" was done in the form of civil service in a children daycare centre by the time I moved to Germany. And I've never been a German citizen anyhow.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip -4 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

And that's how it should be! It should be mandatory, and we should have it in the US too. Two years once you turn 18. Get people out of their local bubbles and show them what the world is like, make them useful citizens.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today -1 points 16 hours ago

Weird how militarized nationalism still has any fans or supporters, but you do you I guess. I hope you're glad your guy is in office.

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