Ready for war." This is what the German army is should become again. For this, the Ministry of Defense, which reports to the german defense minister Boris Pistorius, has now presented a concept paper as a proposal in which initial measures are set out to drive forward in the rearmament of the german military

The document is entitled "Bundeswehr of the Future". Bundeswehr is the name of the german military. The document lists various points that need to be implemented in order to make the German army "fit for war" again. One of these points is the strengthening of the military branches. Military branches are a part of the armed forces divided into various specialized areas. In Germany, the military comprises three branches. The army, navy and air force. In the future, however, there will also be a fourth branch of the armed forces, which concerns the area of "cyber and information space".

In addition, there will also be restructuring in the command of operations aimed at strengthening centralization. An "operational leadership command of the Bundeswehr" is to be created in future. All Bundeswehr operations, whether at home or abroad, would then be centrally controlled and coordinated by this command.

Furthermore, under the motto: "The Bundeswehr as a whole must be geared towards an emergency", it is demanded that the Bundeswehr must be put in a logistical position to be able to make war at any time.
To this end, the military administration should already be planning ahead for "emergencies". Accordingly, requirements such as infrastructure, personnel, material, etc. should be identified and made available.

Even if only in passing, the document also raises the issue of military conscription. The document proposes structural and process changes, particularly in the area of personnel. The structures should operate "largely smoothly" and "especially in
situations of extreme turmoil and great coordination effort on the part of the state
be able to fold up." To this purpose, a coordination center is also to be created to "control the personnel growth capability". This should be in a position to "quickly ensure that personnel requirements are met". In other words, in the case of war, they conscript masses of young people as cannon fodder for the German bourgeoisie.

The creation of such a coordination office is also relevant for a future reintroduction of a compulsory military service. It is well known that the German Minister of Defense, or one could rather say Minister of War, Pistorius, is a vehement campaigner for the reintroduction of compulsory military service. In this context, it also makes sense that he is calling for the creation of structures that would be able to operate immediately after the introduction of such military conscription.

Ultimately, it can be said that the German bourgeoisie is increasingly calling for war.  The introduction to the above-mentioned document already makes it clear, that it is not about using the german military as a defensive army.

So they write:
"Germany, as a globally networked nation in all respects, will therefore have to be able to counter threats and destabilization at home, in Europe and in the world at all times in the future. To this end, the Bundeswehr also provides politicians with instruments for action."

Even if there is always talk of "defending" Germany, it is much more about defending the economic interests of German imperialism with fire and steel all over the world against the oppressed people and imperialist competitors. A fact that is confirmed by germanys actual military operations.

German minister of defene, Boris Pistorius at a speech in november 2023. Source: Tageschau.