German Military Leaders Criticize Bundeswehr Reform

BONN — More than 46 percent of the German officers and sergeants recently surveyed had negative reactions toward the implementation of the ongoing restructuring of the Bundeswehr. This study was carried out between June 26 and July 31 by the Technical University of Chemnitz on behalf of the German Bundeswehr Association. At its presentation on Sept. 7 in Berlin, the federal chairman of the lobby association, Col. Ulrich Kirsch, saw instant need to act: “If the politics do not readjust now, the realignment is on the verge of toppling.” Of the 1,768 officers and sergeants who took part in this survey, 27.3 percent described the plan itself to reform the Bundeswehr as bad or very bad. However, 88.1 percent of them also say that the process would not last and soon would need corrections. Also, 76.2 percent said it was extremely difficult for them to actively take part in the p...

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