US EditionIt Will Be Mandatory Again: the Practice of Humiliating Examination with Conscription Is Also Returning in Germany
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From 2026, with the reintroduction of conscription in Germany, medical fitness tests will once again be mandatory for recruits. This will include a testicular examination for men, which is intended to identify health problems that could prevent them from serving in the Bundeswehr. For female applicants, a genital examination is not part of the fitness procedure.
According to Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD), there will be no humiliation during the medical examinations for the new military service. "The medical professionals will determine which examinations are necessary," he told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), referring to the fact that many men had found examinations, particularly of the genital area, humiliating in the past. "And this will, of course, comply with the principles of hu…
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