So basically it is not sanctioned (yet) if you don’t do it and it is automatically granted as long as we are not in an active “war situation” (whatever that exactly means) or rather as long as our military service is still voluntary.
The active war situation has to be declared by the German government.
Declaring it changes a few aspects of how our government works, and how much it can limit individual rights.
The precursor to it is a declaration of a “state of tension”.
Neither has ever happened in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, not even when Soviet tanks played a game of chicken with the Americans in Berlin.
It does sound less problematic if you cite some “good” sources like this one: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/neuerung-seit-1-januar-bundeswehr-maenner-bis-45-muessen-auslandsaufenthalt-melden/100214453.html
So basically it is not sanctioned (yet) if you don’t do it and it is automatically granted as long as we are not in an active “war situation” (whatever that exactly means) or rather as long as our military service is still voluntary.
It sounds very problematic in any case, even if they promise (pinky swear) that it is granted automatically.
What kind of shit is that? Wasn’t even necessary in the old conscription system.
The active war situation has to be declared by the German government.
Declaring it changes a few aspects of how our government works, and how much it can limit individual rights.
The precursor to it is a declaration of a “state of tension”.
Neither has ever happened in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, not even when Soviet tanks played a game of chicken with the Americans in Berlin.
This wording comes from Russian propaganda network, to plant panic and disagreement as instructed.