Siły rezerwowe Niemiec

• Autorzy: Czekaj G.

Warianty tytułu

EN

Germany’s reserve forces

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

EN

Germany is one of the last NATO countries that still maintain compulsory military service. Men over 18 of German citizenship are subject to conscription. The time of conscription is 9 months. Due to the Bundeswehr’s General Inspector’s order of January 2007, the Reserve Forces’ manpower number 95 thousand, i.e.: Land Forces - 35 thousand; Air Forces - 15.3 thousand; Navy - 4,3 thousand; Medical support units - 13.9 thousand; Support and maintenance units - 25.7 thousand; Federal Ministry of Defence - 800. This number includes 20 thousand officers, 63 thousand NCOs and 12 thousand of other soldiers. Personnel reserve resources of the German Armed Forces are divided into three categories: Reinforcement Reserve (46 thousand) comprises reserve soldiers who hold mobilization assignments on concrete posts. Personnel Reserve (49 thousand) includes mainly specialists - volunteers who hold active duty as a part time job and have temporary assignments to military units. General Reserve comprising remaining reserve soldiers who may be called up in case of mobilization (aged under 60). There has been a heated discussion in Germany recently concerning abolishing compulsory military service. Several environments, basing on NATO countries’ significant majority, suggest introducing professional military service arguing that the character of modern threats favours this kind of the army. Referring in this context to the Reserve Forces’ functioning, it must be stated that in fact the process of creating voluntary reserve forces started in 2003 when the principles of voluntary reserve forces defined in the “Concept of Bundeswehr’s Reserve Forces” were implemented. Taking into consideration the achievements in this area, it seems that this direction of transformation is to attain a total success.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

siły rezerwowe; Niemcy; obowiązkowa służba wojskowa

EN

reserve forces; Germany; compulsory miliraty service

• Wydawca: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe AON
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: nr 1(82)
• Strony: 187--196

Twórcy

autor

Czekaj G.

• Sztab Generalny Wojska Polskiego