The Germans will return to the draft. On 1 condition

Minister Pistorius expressed his opinion in an interview with ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung’ that there might be a time erstwhile volunteering for the Bundeswehr would not be adequate and it would be essential to reconstruct compulsory essential military service.** However, voluntary recruitment will be developed for the time being. Already in the erstwhile word of office of the German Parliament, consideration was given to [the implementation of a fresh model of service](https://defence24.pl/strong-armoured/German-like-Polish-compulsory-research-instead of-conscription), based on respective stages but on voluntary principles. These solutions are to enter into force from 2026.