Green Party
At their federal party congress in Hannover, the German Greens voted for mandatory conscription checks for young men. The party stresses voluntariness and rejects compulsory military service. The aim is to make military service and voluntary engagements more appealing.
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Green Party politician and Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has called for a 'republican year' for all 18-year-olds. This voluntary service would be gender-neutral and offer alternatives to conscription. The idea was presented in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.