@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish • 1 year agoGerman army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war’www.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkGerman army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war’www.ft.com@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish50•1 year agoMilitary service is a hard concept to grasp when you’re sitting comfy at home, not a care in the world and all the conflicts are “over there”. It’s a very different story when there is an existential threat looming over your head, weighing on your shoulders like a mountain. Canada’s armed forces is already meeting its yearly recruitment targets due to repeated threats of invasion from the United States.
Military service is a hard concept to grasp when you’re sitting comfy at home, not a care in the world and all the conflicts are “over there”.
It’s a very different story when there is an existential threat looming over your head, weighing on your shoulders like a mountain. Canada’s armed forces is already meeting its yearly recruitment targets due to repeated threats of invasion from the United States.