Germany's Conscription Lowered

From Deutsche Welle:
"Bundeswehr conscription acts as internship for military careers"

^ Germany has decided to lower the time male conscripts must serve in the military (and its alternate service)from 9 months to 6 months. I think it is a step in the right direction, but do not believe Germany (or many other countries) need to continue to have a conscription military. The Cold War is over. The threat of a real invasion (for Germany, Western Europe, the US, etc) has passed.

Many major countries (the UK, France, Spain, Poland, etc) have an all-volunteer military. While the US has an all-volunteer military right now it still requires males to register with the Selective Service just in case the draft comes back.

It seems that Germany is abusing its conscription service as an advertising tool more than as a defence tool. Conscripts aren't sent into war zones and so they are only really being trained for a traditional war on German soil (which nowadays is highly unlikely.)

Some countries (Israel, South Korea, etc)have a real need for a conscription military as the treats to their personal security are real. As for the rest it is just a leftover Cold War relic that is no longer needed. I'm not saying these countries don't need a regular military, but they do not need to force its citizens to serve. ^

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5586566,00.html