
The Bundeswehr has been recruiting volunteers for the new military service since the beginning of the year. Internal statistics show that around 30 percent of applicants were rejected.
Internal statistics from the Bundeswehr show that around 30 percent of volunteers for the new military service were rejected as unfit for military service.
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The Bundeswehr has been recruiting volunteers for the new military service since the beginning of the year.
New military service Almost one in three volunteers is not fit enough for the Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr has been recruiting volunteers for the new military service since the beginning of the year. Internal, previously unknown statistics now show that around 30 percent of applicants were rejected as unfit for military service.
By Matthias Gebauer and Philipp Wittrock
September 14, 2026, 11:28 a.m
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