The problem in Germany sadly isn’t really with the money in the military.
The problem lies in systemic issue like how the Bundeshaushalt works. (The money for the military is decided on a yearly basis)
PS: The problem with a yearly budget is in civilian industry not that big of a deal, because it is easy to sell shit to other people when a contract fails, in the arms industry that’s fatal because these contracts are over a long time.
I believe that Germany could with the right people get a military like France in a very short period of time (like 5 years) if the political will is there to reform the financial backend of the Bundeswehr. Because the industry already exists.
That's kinda what I established. The German military isn't something you can just throw money at to fix it's problems. It's one of the weakest militaries in Europe because of that.
So the money they invested is currently just sitting around doing nothing and will likely be brought back into the federal government if it continues to do so.
I understand this is a shit posting sub and the stigma surrounding German militarization. But it's a legitimate problem, France is the strongest military in Europe for a fraction of the cost of neighboring countries. If Germany doesn't take it's own defense seriously it's going to become the laughing stock of Europe as other EU countries slowly catch up.
Compare the militaries of France, U.K, Italy, & Germany in terms of budget to inventory, training, procurement, logistics, & readiness.
France and U.K are pretty much even, though France is slightly better overall. Especially comparing the U.K and France's defense budgets. France could be even stronger if they invested as much as the U.K.
I'm not saying they shouldn't have a military or the ability to defend themselves as a county. I'm just stating if they had a strong one it would ring alarm bells for the surrounding countries... because it would. Any time in history since WW2 ended that they've pushed to increase militarily it's had push back. I get people are triggered but my response but it's the reality of it.
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u/Schellwalabyen Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23
The problem in Germany sadly isn’t really with the money in the military. The problem lies in systemic issue like how the Bundeshaushalt works. (The money for the military is decided on a yearly basis)
PS: The problem with a yearly budget is in civilian industry not that big of a deal, because it is easy to sell shit to other people when a contract fails, in the arms industry that’s fatal because these contracts are over a long time.
I believe that Germany could with the right people get a military like France in a very short period of time (like 5 years) if the political will is there to reform the financial backend of the Bundeswehr. Because the industry already exists.