Germany’s defense minister says the country may reinstate compulsory military service if a revamped volunteer system fails to meet recruitment goals
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Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
The title says draft, but the article is talking about conscription. These aren’t synonymous terms. Conscription generally refers to mandatory military service during peacetime, like what countries such as Finland, Israel, and South Korea have. A draft, on the other hand, means pulling random individuals from the general population during wartime to take part in the fighting - like what the U.S. did during the Vietnam War.