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Germany is rearming. Are young people ready to serve?

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Serving in the military has split Germany. One side can imagine serving, and the other is vehemently against it. Germany wants to build the strongest conventional army in Europe — but will young Germans sign up to serve? As Berlin dramatically expands defense spending and looks to recruit hundreds of thousands of new soldiers and reservists, the country is confronting its deep-rooted unease with the military. DW News meets students protesting Germany’s rearmament, young people eager to enlist, and experts tracking changing attitudes of the Bundeswehr. And in Finland, where military service is…

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