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As defence spending soars, DND quietly told to cut day-to-day budget: DND confirms cuts to reserve training and Class B jobs as an expert warns of an unannounced ...
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Dartmoor Army challenge draws NHS staff into the Reserve: More than 16 healthcare teams tackled casualty care and blindfolded navigation on Dartmoor during ...
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Eyal Zamir warns: "The reserve army will collapse in on itself": At a closed-door meeting, Zamir warned against a burden that has become, in his view ...
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Israeli reservist arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran: Israeli police said on Friday they had arrested an army reservist who served on the Iron Dome air ...
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US soldier Declan Coady, 20, told family 'I'm good' moments before being killed by Iranian drone strike in Kuwait
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US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists: Four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war have been identified by the ...
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The Force Multiplier: Maj. Ejercito and the purpose of reservists: For many, the image of a soldier is defined by the battlefield. But for reservist Major Gary ...
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Brian Poe turns over training equipment to Army Reserves amid WPS row: Brian Poe: “What's good about this is that our training will be more realistic ...
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Dad’s Army? UK government raises maximum age of military reservists to 65: UK government resets max age for military readiness at 65 years for reservists and ...
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‘Congressmeow’ Kiko Barzaga set to be delisted from military reserve force – PH Army
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U.K. needs 90,000 regular personnel and 30,000 reservists, analyst warns: One of Britain’s leading defense analysts has called for a sweeping reform of the Army ...
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Germany floats return to conscription if volunteer plan fails: Berlin aims to more than double army reserves in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Key FactsGermany Considers Draft if Volunteer Recruiting Falls Short
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- The government aims to more than double its military reserves in response to the war in Ukraine.
- Defense Minister Pistorius prefers a voluntary recruitment system, initially accepting 5,000 new reservists annually.
- A bill will include a compulsory draft option if volunteer numbers prove insufficient.
- The active military force is planned to increase from 183,000 to 260,000 personnel by 2035 to meet NATO goals.
The situation is a 'scandal' because 'it means that in an emergency, ie if we were attacked, we could not call up our reservists because we don’t have their names or addresses.'— Boris Pistorius, Germany's defense minister, commented on the challenges of recruiting reservists in the event of an emergency.

Finland plans to raise reservists' age limit to add 125,000 troops to wartime army
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Army fatigues until 65? Finland wants to extend reservist age limit: This change would particularly impact the rank-and-file who now age out of the reserves at ...
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