Defense: Voluntariness is not enough: Pistorius orders personnel measures for Lithuania Brigade
The defense minister had relied on voluntariness in the "beacon project" of the Zeitenwende. Now Boris Pistorius admits that this will not be enough.
The German Ministry of Defense has acknowledged that building the Lithuania Brigade will not be possible solely through voluntary recruitment. Currently, almost 80 percent of positions are filled by volunteers, but to meet the goal of having the brigade fully operational by the end of next year, additional mandatory measures will be implemented.
The brigade, a key project for Germany's military overhaul, will consist of 4800 soldiers and 200 civilians stationed in Lithuania. Germany is the only NATO country to have committed to permanently stationing troops on the eastern flank.
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