Germany is preparing to introduce a voluntary six-month military service program aimed at training recruits in basic tasks such as guard duties to strengthen its reserve forces and national defense. The plan, reportedly driven by security concerns related to Russia, seeks to increase the number of trained reservists. Sources indicate that the German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, aims to have the measure approved by the end of August 2025, with the first recruits beginning training in May 2026. Concurrently, public support in Germany is growing for the reinstatement of compulsory military service, with increasing calls for it to apply to both men and women. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has publicly advocated for the reintroduction of mandatory conscription, emphasizing the need for this debate amid changing security dynamics in Europe. The mandatory military service had been suspended more than a decade ago.