In Germany the fear of an attack by Russian President Vladimir Putin, against some NATO country is increasing. In fact, and according to the German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, this war could come in the next five years so it is necessary to be prepared. That’s why they just decided that the military is coming back. Of course, voluntary. His army, The ‘Bundeswehr’ needs 5,000 young people every year.

In total, to Germany It lacks at least 20,000 soldiers to adapt to the new reality, about which Pistorius says that “the threat situation is completely different from that of a few years ago.” A reality, the minister assures, that is motivated by an increasingly stronger and more threatening Putin: “It is not just about Ukraine,” he has assessed.

For this it is necessary to recruit soldiers and the selected mode has been that of military service, that is, recovering the military. Although, on this occasion it will be voluntary and selective, that is, it will be the State that decides who is suitable for its implementation and the citizens themselves who accept or not the Government’s proposal.

However, it will be mandatory to answer a so-called recruitment questionnaire. A form that It would be sent to all young people who turn 18 years old, but only men will have to return the completed survey to the Government. Among the questions to answer there are different types that include personality or professional tastes. Although the last one is the most important: Would you be interested in going to the military?

Only with affirmative answers will members of the Executive be the ones who do the screening. At the moment, its forecasts are striking. They assure that at least 100,000 18-year-olds, of the average 400,000 who complete them per year in Germany, would answer the call. Of course, they do not hold their fingers when it comes to maintaining that 5,000 new soldiers a year will be enough.

Robles says that “there will not be one” in Spain

In this way, it is worth asking yes in Spain as a member country of the Atlantic Alliance the same thing will happen. However, the Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, categorically rules it out: “No, there will not be compulsory military service.” In fact, she assured journalists that she did not believe that “it had crossed anyone’s mind.”