Wehrbeauftragter looks German armed forces at the turning point

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Wehrbeauftragter looks German armed forces at the turning point

The military Commissioner of the Bundestag in his annual report 2015 the deficits of the German army ruthlessly named. Even more reduction do not go, this is the conclusion of Hans-Peter Bartels.

The fight against the Terrormiliz IS, keeping the peace in Mali, assistance to refugees in Germany: the Federal armed forces perform their duties with 177.000 soldiers and inadequate equipment to cope with? The answer of the defense Commissioner, Hans-Peter Bartels on this question is more of a “Yes and no”.

Even more reduction is not

Of almost everything is too little, since, criticized the SPD politician during the presentation of his annual report. Bartels criticized the diminishing staffing and the inadequate equipment of the troop. The army is at a turning point. Even more reduction do not go. Some areas of the force were clearly at the Limit. The over charge shrunken armed forces should not yet be reduced. To fill the gaps, the Federal government is required. The policy must have a concept to submit. Everything is going much too slowly, the troop is tired, it lacks too much, says Bartels, the mood of the soldiers. There is a dearth of Material from tanks to protective vests when training and Exercise. This could be a danger for use.

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“We need a full range of equipment of the armed forces.” It had what on paper should be there, actually be there. When the German armed forces for national defence is once again able to be should you need a material equipment. In addition, should the use of the armed forces in the interior, not to the ongoing task, said Bartels, and played with them, obviously, on the refugee crisis. With the mastering of which will help the German armed forces are currently up to 9000 soldiers a day. The core task of the Bundeswehr, it was the outer security, reminded Bartels.

Personalsollstärke below

Also the unmatched staff of 185.000 soldiers, make the army to create. Only around 177,000 active soldiers were in December 2015 have been reported. It should be the goal, at least the target size fully populate. If this were so, it would already have achieved a lot, said Bartels.

Also the soldiers themselves are unhappy. Although addressed to the military Commissioner, compared to 2014 in the past few years with 300 complaints less, but there were still 4108 entries. Almost 1000 of them dealt with issues of leadership and the “Soldier’s order”. On place two followed complaints to salary, and then come questions concerning the compatibility of service and family, and defects in the Verwendungsplanung.

The annual 2015 is the first of the defense Commissioner Bartels, of the office last may, has taken over. The report provides information traditionally about the inner state of the armed forces, and particularly the opinions of the soldiers themselves, to be taken into account. The military Commissioner, is regarded as the “lawyer of the soldiers” and acts according to the Constitution assists the Bundestag in exercising parliamentary control of the armed forces.

qu/as (Phoenix, rtr, Bundestag)