in the face of right-wing extremist incidents in the German army, the new military representative Eva Högl advertises for a re-introduction of compulsory military service. “I think it is a mistake for a giant, the Weir was exposed to duty,” said the SPD-politician in the Newspapers of the Funke media group (Saturday editions). Prior to this decision there had been the fear that “right-wing extremism in a professional army, designed to be stronger than in a conscript army”.
“A large part of the society” in the force
the German armed forces do very well, “if a large part of the company for a period of time of his service,” he said on Jan. “This makes it more difficult also, that right-wing extremism in the force makes wide.” Also she wanted to discuss in the coming year, “intense”. In the process, should it go also to the question of whether men and women should equally serve. The compulsory military service in Germany had been suspended in 2011.
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According to the Högl, the problems in the armed forces “of extreme-right Statements to the right-wing Connections and activities”. On the question of whether an underground army in the process of transforming, said the military representative of the Funke media: “we don’t want all hope. We don’t know it.“
so Far, there is “no evidence for the existence of an army in the army or ground army,” said Högl. Why in the German army explosives and ammunition were gone, had to inform the state, however, “with all the legal means”. Over many years of right-wing extremism had not been addressed “sufficiently as a Problem in the Bundeswehr”. The same is true for the Military counter-intelligence service.
right-wing extremism immediately
report of The soldiers called Högl for vigilance. “First of all soldiers should keep in mind if a PAL expresses racist or anti-Semitic – at the Stammtisch in the social media,” she said. “As a second step, the soldiers should inform their next level supervisor, if you experience right-wing extremism.” Also, you and defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) to be responsive.
To said extreme right-wing activities in the special forces command (KSK) Högl, during her visit to Calw you’ve experienced that a part of the elite soldiers was “seriously concerned and affected” and right-wing opposition. “Others tables incidents trivialize the extreme right, according to the Motto: The will may say Yes, probably”, complained the officer military. Kramp-Karrenbauer announced on Tuesday a partial resolution of the KSK.
criticism from the Left
A debate on the reintroduction of compulsory military service was “a dangerous cardboard comrade,” the obvious will not solve problems in the troop. To take “instead of young people of conscription itself certain period of time, we need at all levels of the German armed forces have a zero tolerance to history’s forgotten fascists who believe in Uniform, their sick ideas to live out” said Bartsch.
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